I'm a bit curious because I heard Lisa Lowe read from her new project (I think the one after The Intimacies of Four Continents) that is a critique of the social sciences. The audience was very antagonistic in the q&a, in large part because they thought her account of political science to be too simplistic and ignorant of various strands of political theory that already critique positivist poli sci. Anyways, I thought this book might be interesting coming from someone in the field. (Though you're right it sounds like she might be a bit off the deep end on this one.)