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UNINA9910820507403321 |
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Autore |
Mitchell Timothy |
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Titolo |
Rule of experts [[electronic resource] ] : Egypt, techno-politics, modernity |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2002 |
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ISBN |
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0-520-92825-3 |
1-59734-880-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (429 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Egypt-- Economic policy |
Peasantry |
Peasantry - Egypt - History - 20th century |
Egypt Economic policy |
Egypt Economic conditions 1919-1952 |
Egypt Economic conditions 1952- |
Egypt Politics and government 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Note on Transliteration; Introduction; I. PARA-SITES OF CAPITALISM; 1. Can the Mosquito Speak?; 2. Principles True in Every Country; 3. The Character of Calculability; II. PEASANT STUDIES; 4. The Invention and Reinvention of the Peasant; 5. Nobody Listens to a Poor Man; 6. Heritage and Violence; III. FIXING THE ECONOMY; 7. The Object of Development; 8. The Market's Place; 9. Dreamland; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Can one explain the power of global capitalism without attributing to capital a logic and coherence it does not have? Can one account for the powers of techno-science in terms that do not merely reproduce its own understanding of the world?Rule of Experts examines these questions through a series of interrelated essays focused on Egypt in the twentieth century. These explore the way malaria, sugar cane, war, |
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