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Unmapping the 21st century : between networks and the state /

Drawing on post-structural political theory, this book explores two concepts used to make sense of our disturbed reality: the state and the network. It argues that, in order to better understand today's world, we must pull apart the familiar lines of our maps to find new insights and opportunit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Michelsen, Nicholas (Autor), Bolt, Neville (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2022.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover
  • Unmapping the 21st Century: Between Networks and the State
  • Copyright information
  • Table of contents
  • List of figures
  • Introduction
  • 1 Taking the Lines Off the Map
  • The Millionth Map
  • The insurgent map
  • 2 A Great Unmapping
  • The cycle of forms
  • War and revolution
  • 3 Capitalism and Imperialism
  • Masterless men
  • Body commerce
  • 4 Thinking Like a State
  • Nation of the faithful
  • Unmapping jihad
  • 5 Bureaucracy and Power
  • Bonfire of the vanguards
  • Network integration
  • 6 The Battle Swarm
  • Safety nets
  • Revolution and persistence
  • 7 Information and the State
  • Regulation and diffusion
  • Whose network?
  • 8 Romance of Networks
  • Secrecy and faith
  • A climate for the state
  • 9 Borders and Impermanence
  • No lines of separation
  • Maps to Paradise
  • Conclusion
  • Afterword
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Back Cover