Imperial Matter

Imperial Matter
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 332
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ISBN-10 : 9780520964952
ISBN-13 : 0520964950
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Book Synopsis Imperial Matter by : Lori Khatchadourian

Download or read book Imperial Matter written by Lori Khatchadourian and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-03-18 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s new open access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. What is the role of the material world in shaping the tensions and paradoxes of imperial sovereignty? Scholars have long shed light on the complex processes of conquest, extraction, and colonialism under imperial rule. But imperialism has usually been cast as an exclusively human drama, one in which the world of matter does not play an active role. Lori Khatchadourian argues instead that things—from everyday objects to monumental buildings—profoundly shape social and political life under empire. Out of the archaeology of ancient Persia and the South Caucasus, Imperial Matter advances powerful new analytical approaches to the study of imperialism writ large and should be read by scholars working on empire across the humanities and social sciences.


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