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Governmentality Power and Rule in Modern Society

Paperback • 1999 • English • 1. edition

Governmentality Power and Rule in Modern Society

By Mitchell Dean

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About the book

What is governmentality? How are individuals and cultures organized in modern society? Foucault's work placed the subject of governmentality back on the social science agenda. Foucault's discussion of knowledge and power revealed the micro-politics of governmentality. His work extended our understanding of the principles of governmentality to the bio-politics, the police, the state, welfarism, liberalism and proposed new areas of study such as authoritarian rule and reflexive government. But his...Show more

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ISBN

9780803975897

Publisher

SAGE

Published year

1999

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Governmentality Power and Rule in Modern Society

Format

Paperback

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