Border as method, or, the multiplication of labor / Sandro Mezzadra and Brett Neilson.

By:

Mezzadra, Sandro

Contributor(s):

Neilson, Brett

Material type: Text

9780822355038
0822355035

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

320.12 MEZ

Contents:

The proliferation of borders : The world as seen from a cab ; What is a border? ; In the borderscape ; Border as method ; Containing labor power -- Fabrica mundi : Shadow lines ; The primitive accumulation of modern cartography ; The pattern of the world ; The trained gorilla and the holy cow ; Continental drift -- Frontiers of capital : The heterogeneity of global spaces ; Modern capitalism and the world market ; Genealogy of the international division of labor ; Transitions of capitalism ; The multiplication of labor -- Figures of labor : Workers of the world ; Taking care ; Financial traders ; Chains that bind, chains that link ; Whose unity? -- In the space of temporal borders : From the tea shop to the bench ; The race for talent ; Detention and deportability ; Internal borders ; Differential inclusion -- The sovereign machine of governmentality : Tough but humane ; Governing the border ; Regime conflicts ; Assemblages of power ; The sovereign machine of governmentality -- Zones, corridors, and postdevelopmental geographies : Corridors and channels ; In the frame ; Last train home? ; Between cognizant and infinity ; Borderzones -- Producing subjects : Stakhanov and us ; The subjects of politics ; Labor / power ; Border struggles ; The labor of translation -- Translating the common : Whose method? ; Articulation, translation, universality ; Bordering the common ; Cooperative, community economies, and the spaces of the common ; In struggle for the common.

Summary: Far from creating a borderless world, contemporary globalization has generated a proliferation of borders. In Border as Method, Sandro Mezzadra and Brett Neilson chart this proliferation, investigating its implications for migratory movements, capitalist transformations, and political life. They explore the atmospheric violence that surrounds borderlands and border struggles across various geographical scales, illustrating their theoretical arguments with illuminating case studies drawn from Europe, Asia, the Pacific, the Americas, and elsewhere. Mezzadra and Neilson approach the border not only as a research object but also as an epistemic framework. Their use of the border as method enables new perspectives on the crisis and transformations of the nation-state, as well as powerful reassessments of political concepts such as citizenship and sovereignty.--Publisher description.

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Far from creating a borderless world, contemporary globalization has generated a proliferation of borders. In Border as Method , Sandro Mezzadra and Brett Neilson chart this proliferation, investigating its implications for migratory movements, capitalist transformations, and political life. They explore the atmospheric violence that surrounds borderlands and border struggles across various geographical scales, illustrating their theoretical arguments with illuminating case studies drawn from Europe, Asia, the Pacific, the Americas, and elsewhere. Mezzadra and Neilson approach the border not only as a research object but also as an epistemic framework. Their use of the border as method enables new perspectives on the crisis and transformations of the nation-state, as well as powerful reassessments of political concepts such as citizenship and sovereignty.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-346) and index.

Far from creating a borderless world, contemporary globalization has generated a proliferation of borders. In Border as Method, Sandro Mezzadra and Brett Neilson chart this proliferation, investigating its implications for migratory movements, capitalist transformations, and political life. They explore the atmospheric violence that surrounds borderlands and border struggles across various geographical scales, illustrating their theoretical arguments with illuminating case studies drawn from Europe, Asia, the Pacific, the Americas, and elsewhere. Mezzadra and Neilson approach the border not only as a research object but also as an epistemic framework. Their use of the border as method enables new perspectives on the crisis and transformations of the nation-state, as well as powerful reassessments of political concepts such as citizenship and sovereignty.--Publisher description.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Preface (p. vii)
Acknowledgments (p. xiii)
Chapter 1 The Proliferation of Borders (p. 1)
The World Seen from a Cab (p. 1)
What Is a Border? (p. 4)
In the Borderscape (p. 9)
Border as Method (p. 14)
Containing Labor Power (p. 19)
Chapter 2 Fabrica Mundi (p. 27)
Shadow Lines (p. 27)
The Primitive Accumulation of Modern Cartography (p. 30)
The Pattern of the World (p. 37)
The Trained Gorilla and the Holy Cow (p. 44)
Continential Drift (p. 51)
Chapter 3 Frontiers of Capital (p. 61)
The Heterogeneity of Global Space (p. 61)
Modern Capitalism and the World Market (p. 66)
Genealogy of the International Division of Labor (p. 75)
Transitions of Capitalism (p. 79)
The Multiplication of Labor (p. 87)
Chapter 4 Figures of Labor (p. 95)
Workers of the World (p. 95)
Taking Care (p. 103)
Financial Traders (p. 111)
Chains That Bind, Chains That Link (p. 118)
Whose Unity? (p. 123)
Chapter 5 In the Space of Temporal Borders (p. 131)
From the Tea Shop to the Bench (p. 131)
The Race for Talent (p. 137)
Detention and Deportability (p. 142)
Internal Borders (p. 151)
Differential Inclusion (p. 157)
Chapter 6 The Sovereign Machine of Governmentality (p. 167)
Tough but Humane (p. 167)
Governing the Border (p. 175)
Regime Conflicts (p. 183)
Assemblages of Power (p. 189)
The Sovereign Machine of Governmentality (p. 197)
Chapter 7 Zones, Corridors, and Postdevelopmental Geographies (p. 205)
Corridors and Channels (p. 205)
In the Frame (p. 212)
Last Train Home? (p. 220)
Between Cognizant and Infinity (p. 228)
Borderzones (p. 235)
Chapter 8 Producing Subjects (p. 243)
Stakhanov and Us (p. 243)
The Subjects of Politics (p. 251)
Labor/Power (p. 258)
Border Struggles (p. 264)
The Labor of Translation (p. 270)
Chapter 9 Translating the Common (p. 277)
Whose Method? (p. 277)
Articulation, Translation, Universality (p. 284)
Bordering the Common (p. 291)
Cooperative, Community Economies, and Spaces of the Common (p. 298)
In Struggle for the Common (p. 305)
References (p. 313)
Index (p. 349)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Sandro Mezzadra is Associate Professor of Political Theory at the University of Bologna.
Brett Neilson is Professor of Culture and Society at the University of Western Sydney.