The kingdom and the glory
Subtitle: for a theological genealogy of economy and government
By: Giorgio Agamben ; translated by Lorenzo Chiesa (with Matteo Mandarini)
Contributors: Chiesa, Lorenzo, translator; Mandarini, Matteo, translator
Series: Meridian, crossing aesthetics; Meridian (Stanford, Calif.)
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Stanford, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9780804760157; 9780804760164
Subjects: Religion and politics; Philosophy; Power (Philosophy); Political science
Work titles: Regno e la gloria
Description: CONTENT: The two paradigms -- The mystery of the economy -- Being and acting -- The kingdom and the government -- The providential machine -- Archaeology and bureaucracy -- The power and the glory -- The archaeology of glory -- Appendix : The economy of the moderns -- The law and the miracle -- The invisible hand.
Notes: "Originally published in Italian under the title Il Regno e la Gloria."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-303)
Table of contents: title: The two paradigms; title: The mystery of the economy; title: Being and acting; title: The kingdom and the government; title: The providential machine; title: Archaeology and bureaucracy; title: The power and the glory; title: The archaeology of glory; title: Appendix : The economy of the moderns; title: The law and the miracle; title: The invisible hand.