TY - BOOK AU - Alexander,Jeffrey C. TI - The drama of social life SN - 9781509518135 (paperback) AV - PN1643 .A437 2017 U1 - 306.4/848 23 PY - 2017/// CY - Malden, MA PB - Polity KW - Theater and society KW - Philosophy KW - Political science KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies KW - bisacsh N1 - Jeffrey C. Alexander, Professor of Sociology at Yale University, is a key scholar in US sociology and among the most prolific and well-cited theorists in cultural sociology globally; Includes bibliographical references and index; Machine generated contents note: Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction: A New Theory of Modernity from Ritual to Performance 1. Seizing the Stage: Mao, MLK, and Black Lives Matter Today 2. Revolutionary Performance in Egypt: The 2011 Uprising 3. Political Performance in the U.S.: Obama's 2012 Re-Election 4. Dramatic Intellectuals 5. Social Theory and the Theatrical Avant-Guard Notes ER -