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Economy of force : counterinsurgency and the historical rise of the social /

"Retrieving the older but surprisingly neglected language of household governance, Economy of Force offers a radical new account of the historical rise of the social realm and distinctly social theory as modern forms of oikonomikos - the art and science of household rule. The techniques and dom...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Owens, Patricia, 1975-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Colección:Cambridge studies in international relations ; 139.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 1. Introduction: oikonomia in the use of force; 2. The really real? A history of 'social' and 'society'; 3. Out of the confines of the household?; 4. The colonial limits of society; 5. 'More than concentration camps': the battle for hearths in two late-colonial emergencies; 6. Society itself is at war: new model pacification in Vietnam; 7. Oikonomia by other means: household governance in Afghanistan and Iraq; 8. Conclusion: 'it's the oikos, stupid'