Performance of politics, the: obama's victory and the democratic struggle for power
Auteur :
Alexander, Jeffrey C.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780199744466
Date de publication :
27 janv. 2011
Dimensions :
16,3 x 23,6 x 3,3 cm
Poids :
680 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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. Through a series of simple but telling concepts about meaning and performance in public life, Jeffrey Alexander argues that images, emotion, and performance are the central features of the battle for power