Beyond biopolitics : theory, violence, and horror in world politics / / Francois Debrix and Alexander D. Barder

• Autore: Debrix Francois.
• Pubblicazione: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon [England], : Routledge, c2012; Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (180 p.)
• Disciplina: 327.101
• Soggetto topico: Biopolitics; Terrorism; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009; Political violence
• Altri autori: BarderAlexander D
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [134]-166) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction : beyond biopolitics -- Agonal sovereignty : rethinking war and politics in an age of terror -- Nothing to fear but fear itself : governmentality and the reproduction of terror -- The nomos of exception and the virtuality of geopolitical space -- The horror of enmity : rethinking alterity in the age of global war -- Conclusion : facing horrific violence.
• Sommario/riassunto: Beyond Biopolitics exposes the conceptual limits of critical biopolitical approaches to violence, war, and terror in the post-9/11-War on Terror era.This volume shows that such popular international political theories rely upon frames of representation that leave out of focus a series of extreme forms of gruesome violence that have no concern for the preservation of life, a crucial biopolitical theme. Debrix and Barder mobilize different concepts-horror, agonal sovereignty, the pulverization of the flesh, or the notion of an inhumanity-to-come-to shed light on past and prese
• Titolo autorizzato: Beyond biopolitics
• ISBN: 1-136-64367-2; 1-283-44131-4; 9786613441317; 0-203-80481-3; 1-136-64368-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910958622103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Interventions