The Materiality of Politics

Volume 1 : The Technologies of Rule

von Ranabir Samaddar

272 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

‘The Materiality of Politics' uses a series of historical illustrations to reveal the physicality and underlying ‘materiality’ of political processes. Volume 1, subtitled ‘The Technologies of Rule’ discusses the techniques of modern rule which form the basis of the post-colonial Indian state. Beginning with the rule of law, the volume analyses the nature and manifestations of constitutional rule, the relation between law and terror and the construction of ‘extraordinary’ sovereign power. The author also investigates the methods of care, protection, segregation and stabilization by which rule proceeds. In the processes, the material core of the ‘cultural’ and the ‘aesthetic’ is exposed.

• Reihe: Anthem South Asian Studies
• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Politik und Staat Politikwissenschaft und politische Theorie
• ISBN: 9781843312512
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.08.2007
• Größe: 240 x 161 mm
• Verlag: Anthem Press