Calculating without numbers: Aesthetic governmentality in Delhi's slums

Economy and Society

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 185-217

  Ghertner, D Asher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calculation; Counter conduct; Governmentality; India; Law; Visuality

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; URBAN AREA; URBAN SOCIETY;

DELHI; INDIA;

EID: 77951734887     PISSN: 03085147     EISSN: 14695766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03085141003620147     Document Type: Article

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