| Agamben and Colonialism Contributor(s): Svirsky, Marcelo (Editor), Bignall, Simone (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0748643931 ISBN-13: 9780748643936 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Political - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Philosophy | Movements - Deconstruction |
| Dewey: 325.301 |
| Series: Critical Connections |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.05 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Svirsky and Bignall assemble leading figures to explore the rich philosophical linkages and the political concerns shared by Agamben and postcolonial theory. 12 essays situate Agamben's theories of the 'state of exception' and 'bare life' are in critical relation to the existence of these phenomena in the colonial/postcolonial world. Countries studied include: Russia, Israel and Palestine, Africa the Americas, Asia and Australia. |
