The Political Economy of Desire: International Law, Development and the Nation State

ISBN-13: 9780415420006 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 224 str.

Jennifer Beard;Beard

Opis

Interdisciplinary in approach, this book offers an analysis of the genealogy of Western capitalist 'development'. Proposing innovative arguments and challenging conventional thinking, it provides a new perspective on the discourse of development.

Spis treści

Introduction.  Writing Development as Desire.  Faith Through Understanding.  The Age is Broken Down.  'The Sovereignty of Man Lieth Hid in Knowledge'.  The Peace of Westphalia: Words, Writings and Outrageous Actions.  The Art of Development

O autorze

Jennifer Beard, BA (Hons), LLB (Hons), LLM, PhD, is a senior lecturer in the Law School of the University of Melbourne. She is Co-Director of the Law and Development Programme for the Institute for International Law and the Humanities, as well as a barrister of the Victorian Bar.