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Book SynopsisSovereign Nations, Carnal States is an extraordinarily synthetic intellectual tour de force. Kam Shapiro uses the body as a lens to focus on often-overlooked dimensions of modern sovereignty. He provides a novel perspective on one of the most...
Trade Review"Kam Shapiro's concise and elegant book addresses the affective dimension of political life in the era of the nation/state, as represented, repressed, and otherwise addressed by relevant political theorists. Shapiro presents a generalizable ethical prescription to overcome the destructive dangers of the modern policing states of governmentality." -- Thomas Dumm, Amherst College
"Sovereign Nations, Carnal States is a systematic study of the very important issue of 'somatics' in political action. Kam Shapiro chooses his analytic cases—Augustine, Hegel, Nietzsche, Benjamin, Schmitt, and Derrida—very wisely, showing why practices of embodiment always complicate and qualify the workings of politics." -- Timothy W. Luke, University Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
