The Performance of Politics

by Jeffrey C. Alexander

Book Overview

Contemporary observers of politics in America often reduce democracy to demography. Whatever portion of the vote not explained by the class, gender, race, and religious differences of voters is attributed to the candidates' positions on the issues of the day. But are these the only--or even the main--factors that determine the vote?

The Performance of Politics develops a new way of looking at democratic struggles for power, explaining what...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199744467
• ISBN13: 9780199744466
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Academic
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.4"