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Taming an uncertain future : temporality, sovereignty, and the politics of anticipatory governance / Liam P.D. Stockdale.

Author/creator Stockdale, Liam P. D.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Rowman & Littlefield International, [2016]
Descriptionviii, 189 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Series Future perfect: Images of the time to come in philosophty, politics and cultural studies.
Contents Introduction: temporality, futurity, and the political -- The politics of temporal control -- "To kill him who is making ready to kill": the anticipatory governance of (in)security -- Anticipatory political timescapes -- Pre-emptive security and the politics of exceptionalism -- Precarious subjectivities, drone warfare, autoimmunity -- Conclusion: anticipatory governance, liberal democracy, and the politics of the future.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 167-179) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015037058
ISBN9781783485000 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9781783485017 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9781783485024 (electronic)

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