The Materiality of Politics: Volume 1
ISBN-10: 1843312514
ISBN-13: 9781843312512
$115.00
Book Specs
Binding
Trade Cloth
Publisher
Anthem Press
Published on
Aug 1, 2007
Edition
st Edition
Dimensions
6.10x1.02x9.21 Inches
Weight
1.00 Pounds
About the Book
'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.