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Michel Foucault

An Introduction

Philip Barker author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Edinburgh University Press

Published:28th Apr '98

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The ideal guide to Foucault's work for the non-specialist reader. Organised into easy-to-follow thematic sections, it allows the student to explore Foucault's work with no previous knowledge of contemporary theory. It takes the student through the major strands of Foucault's thought on power and knowledge, discipline and punishment, history and the subject, in a clear and engaging style, providing an easy entry into the complexities of Foucault's thinking.

Sets out to offer a clear exposition of key Foucauldian ideas such as 'the death of the author', the relationship between body and text, Foucault's complex writings on discourse and power, the episteme, and historical knowledge...full of useful insights. Sets out to offer a clear exposition of key Foucauldian ideas such as 'the death of the author', the relationship between body and text, Foucault's complex writings on discourse and power, the episteme, and historical knowledge...full of useful insights.

ISBN: 9780748610389

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 508g

176 pages