{"product_id":"performing-power-hardback-9781509553730","title":"Performing Power (Hardback) 9781509553730","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePerforming Power\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMarcus Morgan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509553730, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 August 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e258 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.8 x 2.5 cm, 0.522 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The most up to date and comprehensive examination of the concept of power to be found anywhere. A necessary part of any social science library.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRon Eyerman, Yale University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Over the past thirty years there has been an explosion of cultural theory and research on social movements. This is a beautiful synthesis of it all. From ancient theories of rhetoric to recent theories of characters, via performance and power and much more, Morgan brilliantly pulls it together, additionally giving emotions their rightful place at the center of meaning. A big advance in social movement theory.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames M. Jasper, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Moral Protest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhen the bronze statue of Edward Colston was thrown into the Bristol harbour, what was it about this spectacle that made it more effective than countless petitions to have the slaver’s icon removed? What animated Trump’s supporters to answer his rhetorical question ‘who’s going to pay for the wall?’ during his 2016 presidential campaign? Why do leaders of social movements, or those seeking public office, bother to appear in front of audiences when they could just as well spell out their positions in writing?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe central contention of this book is that the exercise of power, and struggles for power, are inextricably linked to social performance. Political success can often be explained by the presence of engaging drama, just as political failure can be accounted for by its absence. The book explores the role of social performance in the exercise of power and evaluates the main ways in which performances of power have been understood in the social sciences, developing its own unique model for understanding them. Morgan argues persuasively that the social sciences need to take seriously the aesthetic dimensions of power, showing that in power struggles, appearance matters, and appearance is in large part achieved through performance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClearly written and illustrated with a wide range of contemporary examples, \u003ci\u003ePerforming Power\u003c\/i\u003e will be of great value to students and scholars in political sociology, cultural sociology, and politics.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: show, don’t tell\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: What is social power?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: What is performance?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: Narrative, Genre, and Character Casting\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: Rhetoric \u0026amp; Ritual\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: Performances of Power as Cultural Pragmatics\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6: Reformulating performative ‘success’\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7: A synthetic framework for modelling the social performance of power\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8: Conclusion    \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441812173080,"sku":"9781509553730","price":45.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509553730.jpg?v=1785026638","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/performing-power-hardback-9781509553730","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}