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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451424503321

Autore

Mitchell Dean <1955->

Titolo

Governing societies [[electronic resource] ] : political perspectives on domestic and international rule / / Mitchell Dean

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, Berkshire, England ; ; New York, : Open University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-281-12919-4

9786611129194

0-335-22967-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 p.)

Collana

Issues in society

Disciplina

306.2

321.001

Soggetti

Political science - Philosophy

Social sciences - Philosophy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

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.