The Performative State by Iza Yue Ding HARDBACK 9781501760372

The Performative State\nby Iza Yue Ding\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Iza Yue Ding\nTitle: The Performative State\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Sociology\nPublisher: Cornell University Press\nPublication year: 2022\nISBN-13: 9781501760372\nISBN-10: 1501760378\nRRP: \u00A344.00\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nWhat does the state do when public expectations exceed its governing capacity? The Performative State shows how the state can shape public perceptions and defuse crises through the theatrical deployment of language, symbols, and gestures of good governanceperformative governance.\nIza Ding unpacks the black box of street-level bureaucracy in China through ethnographic participation, in-depth interviews, and public opinion surveys. She demonstrates in vivid detail .