Foucault and Power: The Influence of Political Engagement on Theories of Power

by Marcelo Hoffman

Book Overview

Michel Foucault is one of the most preeminent theorists of power, yet the relationship between his militant activities and his analysis of power remains unclear. The book explores this relationship to explain the development of Foucault's thinking about power.

Using newly translated and unpublished materials, it examines what led Foucault to take on the question of power in the early 1970s and subsequently refine his thinking, working through...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 144118094X
• ISBN13: 9781441180940
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"