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Politics of touch : sense, movement, sovereignty /

Political philosophy has long been bound by traditional thinking about the body and the senses. Through an engagement with the state-centered vocabulary of this discipline, Politics of Touch examines how sensing bodies continually run up against existing political structures. In this groundbreaking...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Manning, Erin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Political philosophy has long been bound by traditional thinking about the body and the senses. Through an engagement with the state-centered vocabulary of this discipline, Politics of Touch examines how sensing bodies continually run up against existing political structures. In this groundbreaking work, Erin Manning reconsiders how new politics can arise that challenge the national body politic. In Politics of Touch, Manning develops a nuanced understanding of the role of the senses and of touch in particular. Exploring concepts of violence, gender, sexuality, security, democracy, and identit.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxiii, 195 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-184) and index.
ISBN:9780816698608
0816698600