Michel Foucault: An Introduction

by Philip Barker

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748610383
• ISBN13: 9780748610389
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher