How Long to Read Arendt, Agamben and the Issue of Hyper-Legality

How Long Does it Take to Read Arendt, Agamben and the Issue of Hyper-Legality?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 24 minutes to read Arendt, Agamben and the Issue of Hyper-Legality by Kathleen R. Arnold

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In the Origins of Totalitarianism, Hannah Arendt famously argued that the stateless were so rightless, that it was better to be a criminal who at least had some rights and protections. In this book, Kathleen R. Arnold examines Arendt’s comparison in the context of post-1996 U.S. criminal and immigration policies, arguing that the criminal-stateless binary is significant to contemporary politics and yet flawed. A key distinction made today is that immigrant detention is not imprisonment because it is a civil system. In turn, prisoners are still citizens in some respects but have relatively few rights since the legal underpinnings of "cruel and unusual" have shifted in recent times. The two systems – immigrant detention and the prison system – are also concretely related as they often house both populations and utilize the same techniques (such as administrative segregation). Arnold compellingly argues that prisoners are essentially made into foreigners in these spaces, while immigrants in detention are cast as outlaws. Examining legal theory, political theory and discussing specific cases to illustrate her claims, Arendt, Agamben and the Issue of Hyper-Legality operates on three levels to expose the degree to which prisoners’ rights have been suspended and how immigrant policy and detention cast foreigners as inherently criminal. Less talked about, the government in turn expands sovereign, discretionary power and secrecy at the expense of openness, transparency and democratic community. This book will be of interest to scholars and students of contemporary political theory, philosophy and law, immigration, and incarceration.

How long is Arendt, Agamben and the Issue of Hyper-Legality?

Arendt, Agamben and the Issue of Hyper-Legality by Kathleen R. Arnold is 198 pages long, and a total of 51,084 words.

This makes it 67% the length of the average book. It also has 62% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Arendt, Agamben and the Issue of Hyper-Legality Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 39 minutes to read Arendt, Agamben and the Issue of Hyper-Legality aloud.

What Reading Level is Arendt, Agamben and the Issue of Hyper-Legality?

Arendt, Agamben and the Issue of Hyper-Legality is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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