Michel Foucault: An Introduction

Philip Barker

Published by Edinburgh University Press 1998

Michel Foucault

An Introduction

Philip Barker

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780585154701

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About this book

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.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
INTRODUCTION Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
1 BODY AND TEXT Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 POWER, TRUTH AND STRATEGY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	20
3 To Discipline and Subject Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48
4 Subjectivities and Selves Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	70
5 Thought from the Outside Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
6 Thinking Against Foucault Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
7 Between Death- Obliteration Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	132
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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 176
Keywords: Philosophy

eBook

Published: April 5, 2022
ISBN: 9780585154701