The Later Foucault: Politics and Philosophy

Why does Foucault′s work continue to be of central importance in current debates in sociology, political science and philosophy? Why do we still read him as a guide to contemporary social and cultural life?

Foucault′s work presents a provocative challenge to orthodox, habitual forms of belief and practice. The Later Foucault, with an impressive interdisciplinary focus, argues that one of the keys to understanding Foucault is his political thought. It is this which he expressed clearly in his last writings and which pulled together his earlier interests in power, agency and subjectivity. In this volume a distinguished array of Foucauldian scholars and commentators on politics explore the significance of these l

Author: Jeremy Moss
Publisher: Sage Publications UK
Published: 03/06/1998
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 9.17h x 6.29w x 0.46d
ISBN: 9780803976764

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