Discipline and the Other Body

Discipline and the Other Body
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Publisher : Duke University Press
Total Pages : 374
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ISBN-10 : 0822337436
ISBN-13 : 9780822337430
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Download or read book Discipline and the Other Body written by Steven Pierce and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2006-05-03 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVA comparative historical and ethnographic perspective on corporeal violence, the body's emergence as a political entity in colonial and postcolonial governance, and the production of a discourse of human rights./div


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