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Autore: |
Kalpagam U.
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Titolo: |
Rule by numbers : governmentality in colonial India / / U. Kalpagam
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Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014 |
©2014 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (373 p.) |
Disciplina: | 352.7/50954090 |
Soggetto topico: | Statistics - Political aspects - India - History |
State, The | |
Soggetto geografico: | India Politics and government 1765-1947 |
India Statistical services History | |
Great Britain Colonies Administration History | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: Sovereignty and Governmentality; Chapter Two: The Production of Space; Chapter Three: Temporalities, Routines of Rule, and History; Chapter Four: Colonial Governmentality and the "Economy"; Chapter Five: Classification and Society; Chapter Six: Bio-power and Statistical Causality; Chapter Seven: Colonial Governmentality and the Public Sphere; Conclusion; Bibliography; Name Index; Subject Index; About the Author |
Sommario/riassunto: | <span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Rule by Numbers</span><span> offers original perspectives on the construction of the colonial state and colonial power in the framework of governmentality and draws implications for the postcolonial nation-state in the contemporary period. This book specifically focuses on the production of statistical knowledge as part of colonial governance.</span></span> |
Titolo autorizzato: | Rule by numbers ![]() |
ISBN: | 0-7391-8936-0 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910458404903321 |
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