Global Subjects: A Political Critique of GlobalizationISBN: 978-0-7456-3667-2
Hardcover
392 pages
February 2008, Polity
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“This brilliant book by one of France’s most eminent
social theorists is the first major work on globalization and the
state to bring history, culture and the analysis of power into a
single and vivid method. Filled with delicious insights into
subjectivity, the senses, crime, fashion and marketing, Bayart
offers a trenchant and original argument about the dynamics of a
world which combines emergence and emergency. This is historical
sociology at its literate best, a must-read for scholars in any
field who seek to understand globalization without any
preconceptions.”
-- Arjun Appardurai, The New School, New York
City
“Bayart’s special way of mixing vivid examples from
all over the globe with daring theoretical interpretations breathes
new life into the concepts of globalization, governmentality and
subjectivation. Irony and perspicacity combine beautifully in this
book. With great panache he shows that our everyday practices are
part and parcel of an emerging global governmentality. We may feel
that globalization is something that happens to us but in many
respects we are deeply involved in its making. The message is
clear: globalization is us.”
-- Peter Geschiere, University of Amsterdam