Politics of the Governed Reflections on Popular Politics in Most of the World

Name: Politics of the Governed Reflections on Popular Politics in Most of the World
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ISBN: 9780231130639

ISBN-10: 0231130635

ISBN-13: 9780231130639

Edition: 2006

Authors: Partha Chatterjee

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Often dismissed as the rumblings of "the street," popular politics is where political modernity is being formed today, according to Partha Chatterjee. The rise of mass politics all over the world in the twentieth century led to the development of new techniques of governing population groups. On the one hand, the idea of popular sovereignty has gained wide acceptance. On the other hand, the proliferation of security and welfare technologies has created modern governmental bodies that administer populations, but do not provide citizens with an arena for democratic deliberation. Under these conditions, democracy is no longer government of, by, and for the people. Rather, it has become a world…

Book details

List price: $29.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 10/10/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 200
Size: 5.47" wide x 8.43" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English



Foreword



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Notes


Index