Governing Subjects: An Introduction to the Study of Politics

by Isaac D. Balbus

Book Overview

This introduction to the study of politics explores the multiple meanings of "governance" as well as the several senses of what it means to be a "subject." It takes the reader on a journey through and across the domains of law and institutions, markets and power, and culture and identity, and shows how the understanding of any one of these domains demands an understanding of them all. The path through these related regions is marked by regular...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415998905
• ISBN13: 9780415998901
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"