Rule by numbers : governmentality in colonial India

Rule by numbers : governmentality in colonial India /

"This book examines aspects of the production of statistical knowledge as part of colonial governance in India using Foucault's ideas of 'governmentality.' The modern state is distinctive for its bureaucratic organization, official procedures, and accountability that in the colon...

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Main Author: Kalpagam, U.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, 2014
Subjects:
Foucault, Michel, > 1926-1984 > Political and social views.
Statistics > Political aspects > India > History.
State, The.
India > Politics and government > 1765-1947.
India > Statistical services > History.
Great Britain > Colonies > Administration > History.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central

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