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Foucault and power : the influence of political engagement on theories of power / Marcelo Hoffman.
Van Pelt Library JC261.F68 H64 2014
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hoffman, Marcelo.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984--Political and social views.
- Foucault, Michel.
- Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984--Influence.
- Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984.
- Power (Social sciences)--Philosophy.
- Power (Social sciences).
- Political science--Philosophy.
- Political science.
- Political and social views.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 221 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2014.
- Summary:
- "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 Using newly translated and unpublished materials, it examines what led Foucault to take on the question of power in the early 1970s and subsequently refine his thinking, working through different models (war and government) and modalities (sovereign, disciplinary, biopolitical, pastoral and governmental). Looking at Foucault's political trajectory, from his involvement with the prisoner support movement and Solidarity to his controversial engagement with the Iranian revolution, the book shows the militant underpinning of his interest in the question of power and its various shifts and mutations. This thorough account, which includes the first translation of a report edited by Foucault on prison conditions, will provide students in contemporary political theory with a better understanding of Foucault's thinking about power and of the interplay between political activities and theoretical productions"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note:
- Acknowledgements1. Foucault: Militant Analyst of Power 2. Foucault, the Prisoner Support Movement and Disciplinary Power3. Beyond the Bellicose Model of Power?4. People Versus Population: Foucault on the Iranian Revolution 5. Foucault, Poland and Parhessia 6. ConclusionAppendix: Investigation in 20 Prisons by the Information Group on PrisonsBibliographyIndex.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781441180940
- 144118094X
- OCLC:
- 832280075
- Online:
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