The Autonomous Animal: Self-Governance and the Modern Subject

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The Autonomous Animal This page intentionally left blank The Autonomous Animal Self-Governance and the Modern Subject Claire E. Rasmussen University of Minnesota Press Minneapolis London Copyright 2011 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying , recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published by the University of Minnesota Press 111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290 Minneapolis, MN 55401-2520 http://www.upress.umn.edu Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rasmussen, Claire Elaine. The autonomous animal : self-governance and the modern subject / Claire E. Rasmussen. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8166-6956-1 (hc : alk. paper) ISBN 978-9-8166-6957-8 (pb : alk paper) 1. Autonomy. 2. Self-determination, National. I. Title. JC327.R33 2011 320.1'5–dc22 2010048758 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper The University of Minnesota is an equal-opportunity educator and employer. 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...