General Police System : Political Economy and Security in the Age of Enlightenment

Rigakos, George S. (EDT); McMullan, John L. (EDT); Johnson, Joshua (EDT); Ozcan, Gulden (EDT)

ISBN 10: 0981280714 / ISBN 13: 9780981280714

Published by Red Quill Books, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: General Police System : Political Economy and Security in the Age of Enlightenment
• Publisher: Red Quill Books
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0981280714
• ISBN 13: 9780981280714
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

While contemporary inquiries into the theoretical linkages between political economy and security are rare, the exploration of these connections was the cornerstone of political, social and economic philosophy during the upheavals of Enlightenment Europe. "A General Police System", a term borrowed from the late 18th century thinker Patrick Colquhoun, examines the overlapping genealogies of commerce, security, surveillance, and the problem of poverty in the works of foundational English and Continental intellectuals of the 17th to early 19th centuries. This book reviews and revives the epic project of police and critically examines the drive to classify, regulate and control populations, providing a renewed materialist contribution toward a critique of security.

About the Author

George S. Rigakos is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at Saint Mary's University in Halifax.