Personal States
| Author | : Catherine Alexander |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 292 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0199251797 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780199251797 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Download or read book Personal States written by Catherine Alexander and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The narratives and metaphors used in these constructions draw on resources close to hand such as the material organization of state factory compounds, state personnel encountered in the course of everyday life, and images of the family structure. By also exploring notions of state and personhood within the highest echelons of the administration itself, Alexander shows how ideas of 'the state' recede once one is actually 'within'. For officials the state becomes other institutions and Ministries with which they have little contact.
