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Archaeology of Knowledge
Michel Foucault
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Paperback. Michel Foucault was part of a glittering generation of thinkers, one which included Sartre, de Beauvoir and Deleuze. Arguable his finest work, this classic is a challenging but fantastically rewarding introduction to his ideas. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 278.
In France, a country that awards its intellectuals the status other countries give their rock stars, Michel Foucault was part of a glittering generation of thinkers, one which also included Sartre, de Beauvoir and Deleuze. One of the great intellectual heroes of the twentieth century, Foucault was a man whose passion and reason were at the service of nearly every progressive cause of his time. From law and order, to mental health, to power and knowledge, he spearheaded public awareness of the dynamics that hold us all in thrall to a few powerful ideologies and interests. Arguably his finest work, ... Read more
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Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Series
Routledge Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415287531
SKU
V9780415287531
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About Michel Foucault
Michel Foucault (1926-84). Celebrated French thinker and activist who challenged people's assumptions about care of the mentally ill, gay rights, prisons, the police and welfare.
Reviews for Archaeology of Knowledge
'He is a brilliant writer.' - Maurice Cranston 'A necessary guide to Foucault's often difficult ideas ... and to his overall historical ambition, which is to define the 'soil' out of which contemporary events in a given period grow.' - Times Literary Supplement 'Next to Sartre's - Search for a Method and in direct opposition to it, Foucault's ... Read more