Biopolitics: An Advanced Introduction

by Thomas Lemke

Book Overview

The first systematic overview of the notion of biopolitics and its relevance in contemporary theoretical debate

The biological features of human beings are now measured, observed, and understood in ways never before thought possible, defining norms, establishing standards, and determining average values of human life. While the notion of "biopolitics" has been linked to everything from rational decision-making and the democratic organization...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081475242X
• ISBN13: 9780814752425
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.2"