Performance and power /

This is a study of the relationship between performance and power. In this volume, Jeffrey Alexander develops a cultural pragmatics that shifts cultural sociology from texts to gestural meanings and examines the elements of social performance.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Alexander, Jeffrey C., 1947-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2011.
Subjects:	Power (Social sciences) Performance > Social aspects. Performative (Philosophy) > Political aspects.

Description
Summary:	This is a study of the relationship between performance and power. In this volume, Jeffrey Alexander develops a cultural pragmatics that shifts cultural sociology from texts to gestural meanings and examines the elements of social performance.
Physical Description:	ix, 246 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-241) and index.
ISBN:	9780745648187 0745648185