Governing societies political perspectives on domestic and international rule

Dean, Mitchell 1955- (Author).

Summary: Offers a critical analysis of contemporary liberal approaches to governing societies both in domestic and international affairs. This book provides an overview of perspectives and theories and examines transformations in techniques and rationalities of rule.

Record details

ISBN: 9780335229673 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0335229670 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1281129194
ISBN: 9781281129192
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (xii, 228 pages).
Publisher: Maidenhead : Open University Press, 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatBulkString:jan.03.13 CatMonthString:jan.13 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Front Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series editor's foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction: setting the scene; The 'long twenty-first century'; Political projects; Meaning of the political; This book; Part One: Dilemmas; Chapter 1 Zombie categories?; Chapter 2 Ungoverning societies; Chapter 3 Individualization; Part Two: Diagnostics; Chapter 4 Life and death; Chapter 5 Authoritarian liberalism; Part Three: Departures; Chapter 6 Sovereignty and violence; Chapter 7 State of exception; Chapter 8 Contemporary liberal exceptionalism; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.