{"product_id":"states-of-imitation-mimetic-governmentality-and-colonial-rule-paperback","title":"States of Imitation: Mimetic Governmentality and Colonial Rule - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatrice Ladwig\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRicardo Roque\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Late Western colonialism often relied on the practice of imitating indigenous forms of rule in order to maintain power; conversely, indigenous polities could imitate Western sociopolitical forms to their own benefit. Drawing on historical ethnographic studies of colonialism in Asia and Africa, \u003cem\u003eStates of Imitation\u003c\/em\u003e examines how the colonial state attempted to administer, control, and integrate its indigenous subjects through mimetic governmentality, as well the ways indigenous states adopted these imitative practices to establish reciprocal ties with, or to resist the presence of, the colonial state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePatrice Ladwig\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, and a Research Associate at the University of Cambridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 16, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51792047636768,"sku":"9781789207385","price":51.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d457f912f5d79dbc6749c6ad95cc7a64.webp?v=1780693708","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/states-of-imitation-mimetic-governmentality-and-colonial-rule-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}