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Foucault and Law: Towards a Sociology of Law As Governance (Law and Social Theory)
Alan Hunt
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Description for Foucault and Law: Towards a Sociology of Law As Governance (Law and Social Theory)
Paperback. The first work to introduce Foucault's ideas on law to both graduates and undergraduates. Series: Law & Social Theory. Num Pages: 168 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; JH; LAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 0. Weight in Grams: 290.
When he died in 1984, Michel Foucault was regarded as one of the most profoundly influential philosophers of his day. Although the law itself never formed a central focus for Foucault, many of the principal themes in his writings are concerned with issues of governance and power that are of direct relevance to the study of law. And yet, until now, Foucault's work has attracted only fleeting attention from the legal academy.
Foucault and Law corrects this oversight. Opening with a lucid, critical and unpretentious account of Foucault's work, Hunt and Wickham map out a terrain ... Read more
When he died in 1984, Michel Foucault was regarded as one of the most profoundly influential philosophers of his day. Although the law itself never formed a central focus for Foucault, many of the principal themes in his writings are concerned with issues of governance and power that are of direct relevance to the study of law. And yet, until now, Foucault's work has attracted only fleeting attention from the legal academy.
Foucault and Law corrects this oversight. Opening with a lucid, critical and unpretentious account of Foucault's work, Hunt and Wickham map out a terrain ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Series
Law & Social Theory
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745308425
SKU
V9780745308425
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About Alan Hunt
Professor Alan Hunt holds Chairs in Law and in Sociology at Carleton University, Ottawa and has published extensively on the critical legal studies movement. Gary Wickham is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia and has written on numerous aspects of social theory and the politics of law.
Reviews for Foucault and Law: Towards a Sociology of Law As Governance (Law and Social Theory)
'An inspirational work that will change the way we think about the legal order'
Professor Pat O'Malley, La Trobe University
Professor Pat O'Malley, La Trobe University