Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction. Reimagining the state 1
5. One. Legal dramas of refusal 28
6. Two. Retrieving dissident state parts 52
7. Three. Pluralizing a concept 75
8. Four. State play and possessive beliefs 105
9. Five. The erotic life of states 130
10. Six. Feeling like a different kind of state 153
11. Notes 177
12. References 225
13. Index 253