Cover

Cover

Title

Title

Copyright

Copyright

Dedication

Dedication

Contents

Contents

Preface

Preface

INTRODUCTION: REVERSE ENGINEERING THE POLITY

INTRODUCTION: REVERSE ENGINEERING THE POLITY

The Conditions of Sovereignty

The Conditions of Sovereignty

Machine Politics

Machine Politics

Bodies and Things

Bodies and Things

Into the Caucasus

Into the Caucasus

Schematic

Schematic

Part I: The Machinery of Sovereignty

Part I: The Machinery of Sovereignty

CHAPTER 1. ON ASSEMBLAGES AND MACHINES

CHAPTER 1. ON ASSEMBLAGES AND MACHINES

Things and Objects

Things and Objects

The Exile of Things

The Exile of Things

Nature Morte

Nature Morte

The Assemblage Assembled

The Assemblage Assembled

The Efficacy of Machines

The Efficacy of Machines

Sense, Sensibility, and Sentiment

Sense, Sensibility, and Sentiment

CHAPTER 2. ON THE MATTER OF SOVEREIGNTY

CHAPTER 2. ON THE MATTER OF SOVEREIGNTY

Sovereignty Disassembled

Sovereignty Disassembled

Prehistory and the Political

Prehistory and the Political

Archaeologies of Sovereignty

Archaeologies of Sovereignty

Assembly and Assemblage

Assembly and Assemblage

Origin Myths

Origin Myths

Wayward Things and the Dual Sovereign

Wayward Things and the Dual Sovereign

Exit Objects 1: Liberal Theory and Things

Exit Objects 1: Liberal Theory and Things

Exit Objects 2: Marx and Matter

Exit Objects 2: Marx and Matter

Sovereign Matter, Governmental Machines

Sovereign Matter, Governmental Machines

The Sovereign Conditions

The Sovereign Conditions

Part II: Assembling Sovereignty

Part II: Assembling Sovereignty

CHAPTER 3. THE CIVILIZATION MACHINE IN THE EARLY BRONZE AGE

CHAPTER 3. THE CIVILIZATION MACHINE IN THE EARLY BRONZE AGE

The Kura-Araxes

The Kura-Araxes

Sensibility

Sensibility

Sense

Sense

Sentiment

Sentiment

An Early Bronze Age Public

An Early Bronze Age Public

CHAPTER 4. THE WAR MACHINE IN THE MIDDLE BRONZE AGE

CHAPTER 4. THE WAR MACHINE IN THE MIDDLE BRONZE AGE

The Caucasus in Transition

The Caucasus in Transition

Sensibility

Sensibility

Sense

Sense

Sentiment

Sentiment

Territorialization and Contradiction

Territorialization and Contradiction

CHAPTER 5. THE POLITICAL MACHINE IN THE LATE BRONZE AGE

CHAPTER 5. THE POLITICAL MACHINE IN THE LATE BRONZE AGE

The Caucasus at the Beginning of the Late Bronze Age

The Caucasus at the Beginning of the Late Bronze Age

Sensibility

Sensibility

Sense

Sense

Sentiment

Sentiment

The Enduring Political Machine

The Enduring Political Machine

CONCLUSION

CONCLUSION

Erebuni-Yerevan

Erebuni-Yerevan

Brother Axe

Brother Axe

References Cited

References Cited

Index

Index