| A General Police System: Political Economy and Security in the Age of Enlightenment Contributor(s): Rigakos, George S. (Editor), McMullan, John L. (Editor), Johnson, Joshua (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0981280706 ISBN-13: 9780981280707 Publisher: Red Quill Books OUR PRICE: $44.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology - Social Science | Sociology - General - Political Science | Law Enforcement |
| Dewey: 303.360 |
| LCCN: 2009512481 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9" (1.01 lbs) 312 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: While contemporary inquiries into theoretical linkages between political economy and security are rare, the exploration of these connections formed the cornerstone of political, social and economic philosophy during the upheavals of post-feudal Europe. "A General Police System," a term borrowed from the late eighteenth century thinker Patrick Colquhoun, examines the overlapping genealogies of commerce, security, surveillance and the problem of poverty in the works of foundational English and Continental thinkers of the 17th to early 19th centuries. The authors thus revive the epic project of police and critically re-examine its drive to classify, regulate and control populations, providing a renewed materialist contribution toward a contemporary critique of security. |