The Government of Desire: A Genealogy of the Liberal Subject

by Miguel de Beistegui

Liberalism, Miguel de Beistegui argues in The Government of Desire, is best described as a technique of government directed towards the self, with desire as its central mechanism. Whether as economic interest, sexual drive, or the basic longing for recognition, desire is accepted as a core component of our modern self-identities, and something we ought to cultivate. But this has not been true in all times and all places. For centuries, as far...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022654737X
• ISBN13: 9780226547374
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.1"