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Powers of Freedom: Reframing Political Thought
Nikolas Rose
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Description for Powers of Freedom: Reframing Political Thought
Paperback. A 1999 review of governmentality literature, derived from Foucault, which broke new ground in ethics and politics. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482. Reframing Political Thought. 334 pages. A 1999 review of governmentality literature, derived from Foucault, which broke new ground in ethics and politics. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JH; JPA. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight: 456.
Powers of Freedom, first published in 1999, offers a compelling approach to the analysis of political power which extends Foucault's hypotheses on governmentality in challenging ways. Nikolas Rose sets out the key characteristics of this approach to political power and analyses the government of conduct. He analyses the role of expertise, the politics of numbers, technologies of economic management and the political uses of space. He illuminates the relation of this approach to contemporary theories of 'risk society' and 'the sociology of governance'. He argues that freedom is not the opposite of government but one of its key inventions and ... Read more
Powers of Freedom, first published in 1999, offers a compelling approach to the analysis of political power which extends Foucault's hypotheses on governmentality in challenging ways. Nikolas Rose sets out the key characteristics of this approach to political power and analyses the government of conduct. He analyses the role of expertise, the politics of numbers, technologies of economic management and the political uses of space. He illuminates the relation of this approach to contemporary theories of 'risk society' and 'the sociology of governance'. He argues that freedom is not the opposite of government but one of its key inventions and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
334
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Weight
458g
Number of Pages
334
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521659055
SKU
V9780521659055
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Reviews for Powers of Freedom: Reframing Political Thought
'… well researched and rewarding. It can also serve as a good summary of the field.' Byron Kaldis, University of Athens