The Politics of the Governed: Reflections on Popular Politics in Most of the World

by Partha Chatterjee

Book Overview

Often dismissed as the rumblings of "the street," popular politics is where political modernity is being formed today, according to Partha Chatterjee. The rise of mass politics all over the world in the twentieth century led to the development of new techniques of governing population groups. On the one hand, the idea of popular sovereignty has gained wide acceptance. On the other hand, the proliferation of security and welfare technologies has created...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231130627
• ISBN13: 9780231130622
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher