عنوان

<The> performance of politics

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9780199926435

(Number (ISBN

9780199744466 (hardback : alk. paper)

(Number (ISBN

0199744467 (hardback : alk. paper)

Number

91-2680

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

Other Title Information

: Obama's victory and the democratic struggle for power

First Statement of Responsibility

/ Jeffrey C. Alexander.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

: Oxford University Press

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

, 2010.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xiv, 364 p.

Other Physical Details

: ill.

Dimensions

; 25 cm.

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

Power, performance, and representation -- Civil sphere and public drama -- Becoming a collective representation -- Spirit of the ground game -- Heroes, binaries, and boundaries -- Imagining heroes -- Working the binaries -- Walking the boundaries -- Victory and defeat -- Celebrity metaphor -- Palin effect -- Financial crisis.

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Text of Note

Observers of politics in America often reduce democracy to demography. Whatever portion of the vote not explained by the class, gender, race, and religion of voters is attributed to the candidates' positions. But are these really the only--or even the main--factors? Sociologist Jeffrey Alexander explains what happened, and why, during the 2008 presidential campaign. Drawing on examples taken from a range of media coverage, participant observation, and interviews with leading political journalists, Alexander argues that images, emotion, and performance are the central features of the battle for power. Largely overlooked by pundits, these features are, in fact, the primary foci of politicians and their staff. Obama and McCain painstakingly constructed and projected heroic self-images for their campaigns. Though an untested senator and the underdog in his own party, Obama succeeded in casting himself as the hero--and McCain the anti-hero--and the only candidate fit to lead in challenging times.--From publisher description.

Obama, Barack.

Presidents-- United States-- Election-- 2008.

Performance art-- Political aspects-- United States.

United States, Politics and government, 2001-2009.

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Book number

Alexander, Jeffrey C.,1947-

Date of Transaction

20130108163342.0

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251648

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