Ruling the Margins
Colonial Power and Administrative Rule in the Past and Present
By Prem Kumar Rajaram | Publisher: Taylor and Francis
About the book
Administrative rule is a type of rule centered on devising and implementing regulations governing how we live and how we conduct ourselves economically and politically, and sometimes culturally. The principle feature of this type of rule is the important question about how things should be arranged and for what purpose becomes a bureaucratic matter.
Histories of the global south are rarely used to explain contemporary political structures or phenomena. This book uses histories of colonial power and colonial state-making to shed light on administrative government as a form of rule. Prem Kumar Rajaram eloquently presents how administrative power is a social process and the authority and terms of rule derived are tenuous, dependent on producing unitary meaning and direction to diverse political, social and economic relationships and practices.
Editions of Ruling the Margins
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- ISBN 9781317621072
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Administrative rule is a type of rule centered on devising and implementing regulations governing how we live and how we conduct ourselves economically and politically, and sometimes culturally. The principle feature of this type of rule is the important question about how things should be arranged and for what purpose becomes a bureaucratic matter.
Histories of the global south are rarely used to explain contemporary political structures or phenomena. This book uses histories of colonial power and colonial state-making to shed light on administrative government as a form of rule. Prem Kumar Rajaram eloquently presents how administrative power is a social process and the authority and terms of rule derived are tenuous, dependent on producing unitary meaning and direction to diverse political, social and economic relationships and practices.
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What is Ruling the Margins about?
Administrative rule is a type of rule centered on devising and implementing regulations governing how we live and how we conduct ourselves economically and politically, and sometimes culturally. The principle feature of this type of rule is the important question about how things should be arranged and for what purpose becomes a bureaucratic matter.
Histories of the global south are rarely used to explain contemporary political structures or phenomena. This book uses histories of colonial power and colonial state-making to shed light on administrative government as a form of rule. Prem Kumar Rajaram eloquently presents how administrative power is a social process and the authority and terms of rule derived are tenuous, dependent on producing unitary meaning and direction to diverse political, social and economic relationships and practices.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Ruling the Margins?
Society and Social Sciences > Politics and government
Where can I read a sample of Ruling the Margins?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781317621065
Is Ruling the Margins part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Interventions
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Ruling the Margins?
Prem Kumar Rajaram
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Ruling the Margins is available as ebook(ISBN 9781317621065) and pdf(ISBN 9781317621072)