Rule of Experts - Egypt, Techno-Politics, Modernity (Paperback, 10th By the Author ed.)

Can one explain the power of global capitalism without attributing to capital a logic and coherence it does not have? Can one account for the powers of techno-science in terms that do not merely reproduce its own understanding of the world?
"Rule of Experts "examines these questions through a series of interrelated essays focused on Egypt in the twentieth century. These explore the way malaria, sugar cane, war, and nationalism interacted to produce the techno-politics of the modern Egyptian state; the forms of debt, discipline, and violence that founded the institution of private property; the methods of measurement, circulation, and exchange that produced the novel idea of a national "economy," yet made its accurate representation impossible; the stereotypes and plagiarisms that created the scholarly image of the Egyptian peasant; and the interaction of social logics, horticultural imperatives, powers of desire, and political forces that turned programs of economic reform in unanticipated directions.
Mitchell is a widely known political theorist and one of the most innovative writers on the Middle East. He provides a rich examination of the forms of reason, power, and expertise that characterize contemporary politics. Together, these intellectually provocative essays will challenge a broad spectrum of readers to think harder, more critically, and more politically about history, power, and theory.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2002
First published:	2003
Authors:	Timothy Mitchell
Dimensions:	228 x 153 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	403
Edition:	10th By the Author ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-23262-4
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Development economics
LSN:	0-520-23262-3
Barcode:	9780520232624

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