Captivating Subjects
Author | : Julia M. Wright |
Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 2005-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780802089687 |
ISBN-13 | : 0802089682 |
Rating | : 4/5 (682 Downloads) |
Download or read book Captivating Subjects written by Julia M. Wright and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the first sustained examination of the ways in which the diverse kinds of confinement intersect with Western ideologies of subjectivity, investigating the modern nation-state's reliance on captivity as a means of consolidating notions of individual and national sovereignty.