{"product_id":"carnal-knowledge-and-imperial-power-9780520262461","title":"Carnal Knowledge and Imperial Power","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInvestigates the matters of state in late 19th and early 20th century Indonesia, particularly the critical role played by sexual arrangements and affective attachments in creating colonial categories and distinguishing the ruler from the ruled. This work argues that social classification is not a benign cultural act but a potent political one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Comprehensive, erudite, and compelling.\" * Journal of Modern History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface to the 2010 Edition: Zones of the Intimate in Imperial Formations\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Note on Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. GENEALOGIES OF THE INTIMATE: MOVEMENTS IN COLONIAL STUDIES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2. RETHINKING COLONIAL CATEGORIES: EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND THE BOUNDARIES OF THE RULE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3. CARNAL KNOWLEDGE AND IMPERIAL POWER: GENDER AND MORALITY IN THE MAKING OF RACE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4. SEXUAL AFFRONTS AND RACIAL FRONTIERS: CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND THE DANGERS OF METISSAGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5. A SENTIMENTAL EDUCATION: CHILDREN ON THE IMPERIAL DIVIDE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6. A COLONIAL READING OF FOUCAULT: BOURGEOIS BODIES AND RACIAL SELVES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7. MEMORY-WORK IN JAVA: A CAUTIONARY TALE\u003cbr\u003e EPILOGUE. CAVEATS ON COMFORT ZONES AND COMPARATIVE FRAMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864866599255,"sku":"9780520262461","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520262461.jpg?v=1722273245","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/carnal-knowledge-and-imperial-power-9780520262461","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}