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Modern Sovereign
The Body of Power in Central Africa (Congo and Gabon)
Buch von Joseph Tonda
Sprache: Englisch

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The âModern Sovereign,â? a notion indebted both to Hobbesâ¿s Leviathan and Marxâ¿s conception of capital, refers to the power that governed the African multitudes from the earliest colonial days to the post-colonial era. It is an internalized power, responsible for the multiform violence exerted on bodies and imaginations. Joseph Tonda contends that in Central Africaâ¿and particularly in Gabon and the Congoâ¿the body is at the heart of political, religious, sexual, economic, and ritual power. This, he argues, is confirmed by the strong link between corporeal and political matters, and by the ostentatious display of bodies in African life. The body of power asserts itself as both matter and spirit, and it incorporates the seductive force of money, commodities, sex, and knowledge. Tondaâ¿s incisive analysis reveals how this sovereign power is a social relation, historically constituted by the violence of the African cultural Imaginary and the realities of State, Market, and Church. It is to be understood, he asserts, through a generalized theory economic, political, and religious fetishism. By introducing this crucial critical voice from contemporary Africa into the English language, The Modern Sovereign makes a significant contribution to field of anthropology, political science, and African studies. Â
The âModern Sovereign,â? a notion indebted both to Hobbesâ¿s Leviathan and Marxâ¿s conception of capital, refers to the power that governed the African multitudes from the earliest colonial days to the post-colonial era. It is an internalized power, responsible for the multiform violence exerted on bodies and imaginations. Joseph Tonda contends that in Central Africaâ¿and particularly in Gabon and the Congoâ¿the body is at the heart of political, religious, sexual, economic, and ritual power. This, he argues, is confirmed by the strong link between corporeal and political matters, and by the ostentatious display of bodies in African life. The body of power asserts itself as both matter and spirit, and it incorporates the seductive force of money, commodities, sex, and knowledge. Tondaâ¿s incisive analysis reveals how this sovereign power is a social relation, historically constituted by the violence of the African cultural Imaginary and the realities of State, Market, and Church. It is to be understood, he asserts, through a generalized theory economic, political, and religious fetishism. By introducing this crucial critical voice from contemporary Africa into the English language, The Modern Sovereign makes a significant contribution to field of anthropology, political science, and African studies. Â
Über den Autor
Joseph Tonda is professor of sociology at Omar Bongo University, Libreville, Gabon. He is also a regular visiting instructor at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris. Chris Turner is a translator and writer living in Birmingham, UK. He has translated more than eighty books from French and German.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 456
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780857426888
ISBN-10: 0857426885
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Tonda, Joseph
Übersetzung: Turner, Chris
Hersteller: Seagull Books London Ltd
Maße: 160 x 235 x 28 mm
Von/Mit: Joseph Tonda
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.04.2021
Gewicht: 0,542 kg
preigu-id: 115972459
Über den Autor
Joseph Tonda is professor of sociology at Omar Bongo University, Libreville, Gabon. He is also a regular visiting instructor at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris. Chris Turner is a translator and writer living in Birmingham, UK. He has translated more than eighty books from French and German.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 456
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780857426888
ISBN-10: 0857426885
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Tonda, Joseph
Übersetzung: Turner, Chris
Hersteller: Seagull Books London Ltd
Maße: 160 x 235 x 28 mm
Von/Mit: Joseph Tonda
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.04.2021
Gewicht: 0,542 kg
preigu-id: 115972459
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