I. Para-sites of capitalism. Can the mosquito speak? ; Principles true in every country ; The character of calculability -- II. Peasant studies. Invention and reinvention of the peasant ; Nobody listens to a poor man ; Heritage and violence -- III. Fixing the economy. Object of development ; Market's place ; Dreamland
Summary
In a series of interrelated essays focused on twentieth-century Egypt, the author, a political theorist, provides an examination of the forms of reason, power and expertise that characterize contemporary politics
Notes
Parts of the text previously published
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-401) and index
