| Border Politics: The Limits of Sovereign Power Contributor(s): Vaughan-Williams, Nick (Author) |
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ISBN: 074863732X ISBN-13: 9780748637324 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2009 Annotation: In this distinctive theoretical approach to the problem of borders in the study of global politics, Nick Vaughan-Williams considers the possibility that the concept of the border is being reconfigured in contemporary political life. He taps into the critical resources of poststructuralist thought to recast the relationship between borders, security, and sovereign power, drawing on a range of thinkers including Agamben, Derrida, and Foucault. He emphasizes a more pluralized and radicalized view of the nature of borders and where they might be drawn, and he uses the problem of borders to critically explore the innovations and limits of poststructuralist scholarship. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Asian - General - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 320.12 |
| LCCN: 2009482158 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.00 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book presents a distinctive theoretical approach to the problem of borders in the study of global politics. It turns from current debates about the presence or absence of borders between states to consider the possibility that the concept of the border of the state is being reconfigured in contemporary political life.The author uses critical resources found in poststructuralist thought to think in new ways about the relationship between borders, security and sovereign power, drawing on a range of thinkers including Agamben, Derrida and Foucault. He highlights the necessity of a more pluralized and radicalised view of what borders are and where they might be found and uses the problem of borders to critically explore the innovations and limits of poststructuralist scholarship. |