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maximum_moxie's review
4.0
Erudite but clear and very compelling. Much of the book grapples with Foucault and other racial/sexual theorists; if you've read much of these works, some of these sections can drag. yet the book is also an excellent introduction to these fields. More to the point, Stoler's original analysis is fascinating and skillfully reframes the questions of race, sexuality, and colonialism in ways still compelling ten years on.
laylajohnston's review
4.0
Stoler uses Foucault's lectures on biopower, racism, and the history of sexuality as a theoretical framework for analysis of Dutch colonialism and power. While thorough for the geographical context and historical time Stoler's research specializes in, her interpretation may be less applicable for other colonial ventures, such as the colonization of N/S America. Interesting and thoughtful, though, and recommended for political theory buffs and Foucault fanatics.
dlmoldovan's review
3.0
the title is pretty self-explanatory. i will only add that stoler made some of foucalt's theories more accessible and easier to understand.
arafat's review
5.0
Theory meets history at its best? Stoler's engagement with Foucault—both critical and constructive—is exemplary and worth emulating.
garleighc's review against another edition
4.0
Turns out I didn't have to read this whole book for my class, only 40 pages. Oh well. I read the whole thing. This was basically everything I wanted and more out of a colonial/racial application of Foucault's History of Sexuality. However, I wish Stoler hadn't focused so much on Foucault's other seminars even though some background on them was necessary to her arguments.
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