1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910480594503321

Autore

Lemke Thomas

Titolo

Biopolitics : An Advanced Introduction / / Thomas Lemke, Monica J. Casper, Lisa Jean Moore

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2011]

©2011

ISBN

0-8147-5337-X

0-8147-5299-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (160 p.)

Collana

Biopolitics ; ; 5

Disciplina

320.01

Soggetti

Biopolitics

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 matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Life as the Basis of Politics -- 2. Life as an Object of Politics -- 3. The Government of Living Beings: Michel Foucault -- 4. Sovereign Power and Bare Life: Giorgio Agamben -- 5. Capitalism and the Living Multitude: Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri -- 6. The Disappearance and Transformation of Politics -- 7. The End and Reinvention of Nature -- 8. Vital Politics and Bioeconomy -- 9. Prospect: An Analytics of Biopolitics -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

The biological features of human beings are now measured, observed, and understood in ways never before thought possible, defining norms, establishing standards, and determining average values of human life. While the notion of “biopolitics” has been linked to everything from rational decision-making and the democratic organization of social life to eugenics and racism, Thomas Lemke offers the very first systematic overview of the history of the notion of biopolitics, exploring its relevance in contemporary theoretical debates and providing a much needed primer on the topic. Lemke explains that life has become an independent, objective and measurable factor as well as a collective reality that can be separated from concrete living beings and the singularity of individual experience. He shows how our understanding



of the processes of life, the organizing of populations and the need to “govern” individuals and collectives lead to practices of correction, exclusion, normalization, and disciplining. In this lucidly written book, Lemke outlines the stakes and the debates surrounding biopolitics, providing a systematic overview of the history of the notion and making clear its relevance for sociological and contemporary theoretical debates.

2.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991004095829707536

Autore

Pinion, Francis Bertram

Titolo

Hardy the writer : surveys and assessments / F. B. Pinion

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basingstoke : Macmillan, 1990

ISBN

0333473620

Descrizione fisica

X, 361 p. ; 22 cm

Disciplina

823.8

Soggetti

Hardy, Thomas

Hardy, Thomas

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



3.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991004378033707536

Autore

Tolstoj, Lev Nikolaevič

Titolo

Il diavolo / Lev Nikolaevic Tolstoj ; traduzione di Corrado Alvaro

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milano : SE, 1998

Titolo uniforme

Dʹjavol 3640936

ISBN

887710404X

Descrizione fisica

81 p. ; 20 cm

Collana

Piccola enciclopedia ; 129

Altri autori (Persone)

Alvaro, Corrado

Disciplina

891.733

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia