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Michel Foucault: An Introduction

Michel Foucault: An Introduction

by PhilipBarker (Author)

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    Paperback 1998

    $25.31
Synopsis

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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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 176
 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 28 Apr 1998
ISBN 10: 0748610383
ISBN 13: 9780748610389

Media Reviews
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.
Author Bio
Philip Barker is Honorary Research Adviser at the Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies at the University of Queensland