Ruling the Savage Periphery : Frontier Governance and the Making of the Modern State /

Benjamin Hopkins develops a new theory of colonial administration: frontier governmentality. This system placed indigenous peoples at the borders of imperial territory, where they could be both exploited and kept away. Today's "failed states" are a result. Condemned to the periphery o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hopkins, Benjamin D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2020]
Temas:
Borderlands > Political aspects.
Frontier and pioneer life.
Imperialism.
Indigenous peoples > Government relations.
HISTORY / Social History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction: The Edges of Authority
  • 1. Frontier Governmentality
  • 2. Governing British India's Unruly Frontier
  • 3. The Imperial Life of the Frontier Crimes Regulation
  • 4. The Colonial Specter of "Savagery"
  • 5. Ruling the Chiricahua Apache in America's Desert Southwest
  • 6. Argentina's Conquest of the Desert and the Limits of Frontier Governmentality
  • Conclusion: A Long History of Violence
  • Notes
  • Archives Consulted
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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