The main body of this book comprises a detailed reading of a series of South African commission reports. These documents were the products of inquiries into the central issues of state formation which the ruling orders of the South African state used to term the 'Native Question'. In a fundamental sense the present work is an attempt to make sense of the continuities in the stories they told about the structure of the state, and the discontinuities in the terms with which they spoke. That task posed problems of ...
Read More
The main body of this book comprises a detailed reading of a series of South African commission reports. These documents were the products of inquiries into the central issues of state formation which the ruling orders of the South African state used to term the 'Native Question'. In a fundamental sense the present work is an attempt to make sense of the continuities in the stories they told about the structure of the state, and the discontinuities in the terms with which they spoke. That task posed problems of historiography, impelling attempts to work out what these particular commissions were about in their particular historical circumstances. Additionally, it precipitated a more general endeavor to understand relations of power and knowledge in modern states. Neither a conventional work of history nor a work of 'pure' theory, this book is an attempt to write about the writing of a state. In the process it strives to understand how this fictitious and magical 'thing' we term a 'state' is brought into being over and above the myriads of relationships between real human beings organized in the name of the state.
Read Less
Add this copy of The Politics of Official Discourse in Twentienth to cart. $44.46, fair condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1990 by Clarendon Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 600grams, ISBN: 0198277024.
Add this copy of The Politics of Official Discourse in Twentieth-Century to cart. $46.95, like new condition, Sold by House of Our Own rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Philadelphia, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by Oxford University Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
As New in As New jacket. In this book the author traces the history of changes in official discourse in a series of major South African commission reports on the "Native Question" in order to examine how a repressive and exploitative regime used officially approved discourse to legitimate itself (black cloth with gold lettering on spine; green dust jacket with white & yellow lettering; a bright, clean, tight copy in nearly perfect condition; in stock & available for immediate shipoment from a reliable independent bookstore)
Add this copy of The Politics of Official Discourse in Twentieth-Century to cart. $54.42, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1990 by Oxford Clarendon Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 600grams, ISBN: 9780198277026.
Add this copy of The Politics of Official Discourse in Twentieth Century to cart. $57.46, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2014 by Michigan Publishing Services.
Add this copy of The Politics of Official Discourse in Twentieth-Century to cart. $86.11, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by Clarendon Press.
Add this copy of The Politics of Official Discourse in Twentieth Century to cart. $90.08, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2014 by Michigan Publishing Services.
