Rule by Numbers offers original perspectives on the construction of the colonial state and colonial power in the framework of governmentality and draws implications for the postcolonial nation-state in the contemporary period. This book specifically focuses on the production of statistical knowledge as part of colonial governance. Its Foucauldian insights offer new perspectives on governance, state and subjects for postcolonial studies. | Rule By Numbers by U. Kalpagam, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters