The biopolitics of life at sea, or, Toward a theory of maritime exception

The biopolitics of life at sea, or, Toward a theory of maritime exception

The maritime space of ships is more often developed as a metaphor than critically investigated. Abstract fantasies of global flows and fluid motions ignore the material histories of ships, which often involve the capture of individuals and populations within networks of legal and extra-legal powe...

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Main Author: Harvey, Daniel Stephen
Other Authors: Shukin, Nicole
Language:English
en
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Komagatamaru (Ship)
Cruise ships
Slave ships
Canada
United States
UVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::History
UVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::Political Science::International law
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1828/2814

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http://hdl.handle.net/1828/2814

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