Rule by numbers : governmentality in colonial India / / U. Kalpagam

• Autore: Kalpagam U.
• 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
• 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.: 9910791153803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II