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Zusatztext "Undoubtedly, Collier's book is complex, yet highly rewarding, and this reviewer is certain that this book will transform not only our perception of how neoliberal reform actually worked in places like post-Soviet Russia, but also how we approach neoliberalism as an object of anthropological inquiry." ---Valter Cvijic, Anthropological Notebooks Informationen zum Autor Stephen J. Collier Klappentext "This fascinating book makes a crucial intervention into debates over neoliberalism, biopolitics, and the transition away from socialism. I have no doubt that it will become a central text for understanding post-Soviet social dynamics." --Martha Lampland, University of California, San Diego "This is an important and timely book. Unlike previous scholars who have attempted a Foucaultian analysis of Soviet governmentality, Stephen Collier situates his study in relation to both Tsarist disciplinary forms and post-Soviet neoliberalism. This is therefore a highly ambitious book, whose aim is to examine a historical series that has always been in contrast with more intensively analyzed Euro-American social forms." --Caroline Humphrey, University of Cambridge Zusammenfassung Examines reform in Russia beyond the Washington Consensus. This title uses the Russian case to examine neoliberalism as a central form of political rationality in contemporary societies. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations and Tables ix Preface: Formal and Substantive xi Acknowledgments xv Chapter One: Introduction: Post-Soviet! Post-Social? 1 Part I: Soviet Social Modernity 31 Chapter Two: The Birth of Soviet Biopolitics 39 Chapter Three: City-building 65 Chapter Four: City-building in Belaya Kalitva 84 Chapter Five: Consolidation! Stagnation! Breakup 108 Part II: Neoliberalism and Social Modernity 127 Chapter Six: Adjustment Problems 139 Chapter Seven: Budgets and Biopolitics: On Substantive Provisioningand Formal Rationalization 162 Chapter Eight: The Intransigence of Things 202 Epilogue: An Ineffective Controversy 245 Notes 253 References 279 Index 299 ...
