Foucault and power : the influence of political engagement on theories of power / Marcelo Hoffman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoffman, Marcelo, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984--Influence.

Foucault, Michel.

Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984--Political and social views.

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Power (Social sciences)--Philosophy.

Power (Social sciences).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury, 2014.

Language Note:

English

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 Using newly translated and unpublished materials, it examines what led Foucault to take on the question of power in the early 1970s and subsequently refine his thinking, working through different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

Contents:

Acknowledgements

1. Foucault: Militant Analyst of Power

2. Foucault, the Prisoner Support Movement and Disciplinary Power

3. Beyond the Bellicose Model of Power?

4. People Versus Population: Foucault on the Iranian Revolution

5. Foucault, Poland and Parrhesia

6. Conclusion

Appendix: Investigation in 20 Prisons by the Information Group on Prisons

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-212) and index.

ISBN:

9781441176578

1441176578

9781501301445

1501301446

9781441187635

1441187634

OCLC:

1197076569