Policing and Prisons in the Middle East: Formations of Coercion
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New York, Columbia University Press, 2010
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KHALILI, Laleh, SCHWEDLER, Jillian (editor/s), Policing and Prisons in the Middle East: Formations of Coercion, New York, Columbia University Press, 2010 - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/15171
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From publisher: 'In the Middle East, the emergence of the modern nation-state has also produced a concentration in coercive power. The region now harbors numerous mukhabarat states that extensively police and incarcerate its citizens, engaging in widespread torture and implementing spectacular punishments.
This volume is the first to systematically examine these practices within modern Middle East states, unraveling the complex operations of state power and the unforeseen consequences of popular politics. The study identifies the colonial origins and post-independence genesis of policing and incarceration among a variety of states, linking the centrality of criminalization to dissident politics. It also maps the micropractices of policing and incarceration and sketches the ambiguous boundaries between the police and the military.
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Product of workshop No. 2 at the 8th MRM 2007