Michel Foucault: An Introduction

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Edinburgh University Press, 1998 - Philosophy - 160 pages

Organized into easy-to-follow thematic sections, it allows the student to explore Foucault's work without overly technical vocabulary. Barker carefully explains 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 for the non-specialist reader. Also included is a chronology of Foucault's life and a bibliography for further study.

About the author (1998)


Philip Barker is Honorary Research Adviser at the University of Queensland

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