Extending deconstructive theory to historical and political analysis, Timothy Mitchell examines the peculiarity of Western conceptions of order and truth through a re-reading of Europe's colonial encounter with nineteenth-century Egypt.
Timothy Mitchell is Professor, Department of Middle East and Asian Studies, Columbia University.
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List of illustrations pagePreface to the paperback editionAcknowledgements1 Egypt at the exhibition2 Enframing3 An appearance of order4 After we have captured their bodies5 The machinery of truth6 The philosophy of the thingNotesSelect bibliographyIndex
