Governing gifts: faith, charity, and the security state
Éditeur :
University of New Mexico Press
ISBN :
9780826360335
Date de publication :
30 avr. 2019
Dimensions :
23,1 x 21,8 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
440 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Investigates the intersections between faith-based charity and secular statecraft. The contributors trace the connections among piety, philanthropy, policy, and policing. They seek to understand how faith and organized religious charity can be mobilized - at times on behalf of the state - to govern populations and their practices.