{"product_id":"states-of-imitation-patrice-ladwig-9781789207385","title":"States of Imitation: Mimetic Governmentality and Colonial Rule","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrice Ladwig\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 178920738X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781789207385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berghahn Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47d","brand":"Patrice Ladwig","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43941696176383,"sku":"9781789207385","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_62384476-8214-4a42-9d40-e2499a34990d.jpg?v=1681454433","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/states-of-imitation-patrice-ladwig-9781789207385","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}