The Materiality of Politics. The Technologies of Rule.
Ranabir Samaddar
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Hardback. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
‘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 ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Anthem South Asian Studies
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843312512
SKU
V9781843312512
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99-15
About Ranabir Samaddar
Ranabir Samaddar is the Director of the Calcutta Research Group and was earlier the Founder-Director of the Peace Studies Programme at the South Asia Forum for Human Rights, Kathmandu.
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