The Performance of Politics develops a new way of looking at democratic struggles for big time power by explaining and analysing the 2008 Presidential campaign in the United States. Contemporary observers of politics in America often reduce democracy to demography, and presidential elections are no exception. But do differences in class, gender, race, and religion really determine the vote?
The Performance of Politics develops a new way of looking at democratic struggles for big time power by explaining and analysing the 2008 Presidential campaign in the United States.Contemporary observers of politics in America often reduce democracy to demography, and presidential elections are no exception. But do differences in class, gender, race, and religion really determine the vote?
Jeffrey C. Alexander is Lillian Chavenson Saden Professor of Sociology at Yale University, and a Director of the Center for Cultural Sociology. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including The Civil Sphere and The Meanings of Social Life.
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Preface Prologue Power, Performance and Representation Chapter 1 Civil Sphere and Public Drama Chapter 2 Becoming a Collective Representation Chapter 3 Spirit of the Ground Game Heroes, Binaries and Boundaries Chapter 4 Imagining Heroes Chapter 5 Working the Binaries Chapter 6 Walking the Boundaries Victory and Defeat Chapter 7 Celebrity Metaphor Chapter 8 Palin Effect Chapter 9 Financial Crisis Epilogue Note on Concept and Method Appendix Endnotes Index
Preface Prologue Power, Performance and Representation Chapter 1 Civil Sphere and Public Drama Chapter 2 Becoming a Collective Representation Chapter 3 Spirit of the Ground Game Heroes, Binaries and Boundaries Chapter 4 Imagining Heroes Chapter 5 Working the Binaries Chapter 6 Walking the Boundaries Victory and Defeat Chapter 7 Celebrity Metaphor Chapter 8 Palin Effect Chapter 9 Financial Crisis Epilogue Note on Concept and Method Appendix Endnotes Index
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