Agamben, Giorgio, 1942-

The kingdom and the glory : for a theological genealogy of econom y and government / Giorgio Agamben ; translated by Lorenzo Chiesa (w ith Matteo Mandarini). - Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2011] - xiii, 303 pages ; 24 cm. - Meridian, crossing aesthetics Homo Sacer ; II, 2 . - Meridian (Stanford, Calif.) .

"Originally published in Italian under the title Il Regno e la Glori a."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-303)

The two paradigms -- The mystery of the economy -- Being and acting -- The kingdom and the government -- The providential machine -- Archae ology and bureaucracy -- The power and the glory -- The archaeology of glory -- Appendix : The economy of the moderns -- The law and the mirac le -- The invisible hand.

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