Governing subjects : introduction to the study of politics / Isaac D. Balbus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Balbus, Isaac D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science.

Political science--Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 encounters with leading and competing thinkers-from the expected, such as James Madison, Robert Dahl, Michel Foucault, and Adam Smith, to the une

Contents:

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; GENERAL INTRODUCTION; PART I: LAW AND INSTITUTIONS; PART II: MARKETS AND POWER; PART III: CULTURE AND IDENTITY; PART IV: CONCLUSION; GLOSSARY OF NAMES; ENDNOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

1-135-83889-5

1-135-83890-9

1-282-44343-7

9786612443435

0-203-88144-3

9780203881446

OCLC:

506461607