The Government of Things SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family Women's interests are not always

Women's interests are not always aligned

and excerpts of novels-from the postbellum nineteenth century to the late twentieth century-that demonstrate this act of literary defiance

unerringly perceptive and resistant to cliché

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The Government of Things SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family Women's interests are not alwaysExamines the theoretical achievements and the political impact of the new materialisms Materialism, a rich philosophical tradition that goes back to antiquity, is currently undergoing a renaissance. In The Government of Things, Thomas Lemke provides a comprehensive overview and critical assessment of this new materialism. In analyzing the work of Graham Harman, Jane Bennett, and Karen Barad, Lemke articulates what, exactly, new materialism is and how