Samuel Lindholm

Jean Bodin and Biopolitics Before the Biopolitical Era

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Produktbeschreibung

This book offers fresh perspectives on the history of biopolitics and the connection between this and the technology of sovereign power, which disregards or eliminates life.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 162
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• ISBN-13: 9781032490335
• ISBN-10: 1032490330
• Artikelnr.: 72108113

Autorenporträt

Samuel Lindholm is a political scientist working as a postdoctoral grant researcher at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Currently, he focuses on investigating the biopolitical elements in early modern political thought and formulating clearer demarcations for the concepts of biopolitics, sovereign power, and governmentality.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Biopolitics and Sovereign Power 3. Jean Bodin and
Politics: Theory and Practice 4. Bodin's Population Theory and
Populationism 5. Censors, Censuses, and Biopolitics 6. The Political Nature
of Climates and Temperaments 7. The Biopolitical Aspects of a Demonology 8.
Rethinking Sovereignty and Biopolitics with Bodin 9. Conclusions

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1. Introduction 2. Biopolitics and Sovereign Power 3. Jean Bodin and Politics: Theory and Practice 4. Bodin's Population Theory and Populationism 5. Censors, Censuses, and Biopolitics 6. The Political Nature of Climates and Temperaments 7. The Biopolitical Aspects of a Demonology 8. Rethinking Sovereignty and Biopolitics with Bodin 9. Conclusions

Rezensionen

"Jean Bodin and Biopolitics Before the Biopolitical Era is a highly readable and impressive work of scholarly erudition that presents the reader with an original and compelling interpretation of the history of biopolitics and sovereignty. I would recommend it to anyone interested in biopolitics and the history of political thought."

Professor Mika Ojakangas, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

"Jean Bodin and Biopolitics Before the Biopolitical Era is a highly readable and impressive work of scholarly erudition that presents the reader with an original and compelling interpretation of the history of biopolitics and sovereignty. I would recommend it to anyone interested in biopolitics and the history of political thought."

Professor Mika Ojakangas, University of Jyväskylä, Finland