Jeremy Adelman

Narratives and Strangers is about human capabilities to understand the stories of strangers. Narratives particularize and detach. But understanding them can build solidarities between strangers. Figuring out how this works yields clues for healing divides and overcoming exclusions, for creating new narrative operating systems for our fractured planet. This book reflects on fieldwork from history, considering the role of narratives in social conflict and peace, past and present.