Michel Foucault by Philip Barker

Michel Foucault by Philip Barker

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.

Philip Barker is Honorary Research Adviser at the Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies at the University of Queensland

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ISBN 13	9780748610389
ISBN 10	0748610383
Title	Michel Foucault
Author	Philip Barker
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Edinburgh University Press
Year published	1998-04-28
Number of pages	176
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