| Chemical Bodies: The Techno-Politics of Control Contributor(s): Mankoo, Alex (Editor), Rappert, Brian (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1786605864 ISBN-13: 9781786605863 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $151.47 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Geopolitics - Political Science | History & Theory - General - History | Military - Biological & Chemical Warfare |
| Dewey: 358.344 |
| LCCN: 2018045647 |
| Series: Geopolitical Bodies, Material Worlds |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.15 lbs) 226 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In warfare, civil unrest, and political protest, chemicals have served as means of coercion, suppression, and manipulation. This book examines how chemical agents have been justified, utilised and resisted as means of control. Through attending to how, when, and for whom bodies become rendered as sites of intervention, Chemical Bodies demonstrates the inter-relations between geopolitical transformations and the technological, spatial and social components of local events. The chapters draw out some of the insidious ways in which chemical technologies are damaging, and re-open discussion regarding their justification, role and regulation. In doing so the contributors illustrate how certain instances of force gain prominence (or fade into obscurity), how some individuals speak and others get spoken for, how definitions of what counts as 'success' and 'failure' are advanced, and how the rights and wrongs of violence are contested. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mankoo, Alex: - Alex Mankoo is a PhD student Science & Technology Studies Department at University College London. He is working on an ESRC-funded project with the working title, "A Historical Sociology of Teargas Technology." His current research interests lie in the history of chemical and biological weapons, the sociology of science, and STS approaches to security.Rappert, Brian: - Brian Rappert is Professor of Science, Technology and Public Affairs at the University of Exeter. His long term interest has been the examination of the strategic management of information. More recently he has been interested in the social, ethical, and political issues associated with researching and writing about secrets, as in his book Experimental Secrets (2009) and How to Look Good in a War (2012). |