Extending deconstructive theory to historical and political analysis, Timothy Mitchell examines the peculiarity of Western conceptions of order and truth through a re-reading of Europe's colonial encounter with nineteenth-century Egypt.
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Extending deconstructive theory to historical and political analysis, Timothy Mitchell examines the peculiarity of Western conceptions of order and truth through a re-reading of Europe's colonial encounter with nineteenth-century Egypt.

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List of illustrations page
Preface to the paperback edition
Acknowledgements

1 Egypt at the exhibition
2 Enframing
3 An appearance of order
4 After we have captured their bodies
5 The machinery of truth
6 The philosophy of the thing

Notes
Select bibliography
Index
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780520075689
Publisert
1991-10-11
Utgiver
University of California Press
Vekt
318 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
15 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
240

Forfatter

Biografisk notat

Timothy Mitchell is Professor, Department of Middle East and Asian Studies, Columbia University.