Rule of experts Egypt, techno-politics, modernity /

Mitchell, Timothy, 1955-

Rule of experts Egypt, techno-politics, modernity / [electronic resource] : Timothy Mitchell. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2002. - xiii, 413 p. : ill.

Parts of the text previously published.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-401) and index.

Para-sites of capitalism -- Can the mosquito speak? -- Principles true in every country -- The character of calculability -- Peasant studies -- The invention and reinvention of the peasant -- Nobody listens to a poor man -- Heritage and violence -- Fixing the economy -- The object of development -- The market's place -- Dreamland.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.





GBA2-V3306


Peasants--History--Egypt--20th century.


Egypt--Economic policy.
Egypt--Economic conditions--1919-1952.
Egypt--Economic conditions--1952-
Egypt--Politics and government--20th century.


Electronic books.

HC830 / .M587 2002

338.962