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Rule of Experts: Egypt, Techno-Politics, Modernity
Timothy Mitchell
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Paperback. 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? This work examines these questions through a series of essays focused on Egypt in the 20th century. Num Pages: 429 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; GTB; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Weight
587g
Number of Pages
429
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520232624
SKU
V9780520232624
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About Timothy Mitchell
Timothy Mitchell, Professor, Department of Middle East and Asian Studies, Columbia University, is the author of Colonising Egypt (California, 1991, with a new preface), and editor of Questions of Modernity (2000).
Reviews for Rule of Experts: Egypt, Techno-Politics, Modernity
“Timothy Mitchell’s new book is brilliant. Written for academics . . . the writing is superb. The prose is luminous and limpid, undergirded by steely passion and resolve.”
EPD: Society and Space
“Rule of Experts is the most exciting and intellectually stimulating book about the Middle East to come my way in a long time. It is a ... Read more
EPD: Society and Space
“Rule of Experts is the most exciting and intellectually stimulating book about the Middle East to come my way in a long time. It is a ... Read more