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Understanding Foucault: A Critical Introduction
Tony Schirato
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Description for Understanding Foucault: A Critical Introduction
Paperback. This book is the perfect introduction to a thinker many students can find challenging. Foucault is the last great intellectual in the social sciences - people need to understand him. Series: Understanding Contemporary Culture Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 231 x 9. Weight in Grams: 450.
An outstandingly good introduction to Foucault's work: lucid, measured, well organised, and covering this complex and in many ways heterogeneous body of work with remarkable thoroughness and ease. - Professor John Frow, University of Melbourne This is a clear and understandable book, starting with a very helpful glossary of theoretical terms... an accessible introduction to Foucault's major work exploring power and control, governmentality and ethics which are crucial for students to understand. - Tracy Ramsey, Liverpool Hope University ... Read more
An outstandingly good introduction to Foucault's work: lucid, measured, well organised, and covering this complex and in many ways heterogeneous body of work with remarkable thoroughness and ease. - Professor John Frow, University of Melbourne This is a clear and understandable book, starting with a very helpful glossary of theoretical terms... an accessible introduction to Foucault's major work exploring power and control, governmentality and ethics which are crucial for students to understand. - Tracy Ramsey, Liverpool Hope University ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Understanding Contemporary Culture Series
Condition
New
Weight
449g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781446252352
SKU
V9781446252352
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About Tony Schirato
Tony Schirato teaches and researches in the areas of cultural theory, media literacy, and sport and the media. He has co-authored books on the work of Michel Foucault and Pierre Bourdieu, and also on communication and cultural literacy, globalisation, Asian cultural politics and visual culture. His most recent book is on sports culture. He is currently co-authoring a book on ... Read more
Reviews for Understanding Foucault: A Critical Introduction
An outstandingly good introduction to Foucault's work: lucid, measured, well organised, and covering this complex and in many ways heterogeneous body of work with remarkable thoroughness and ease.
Professor John Frow
Professor John Frow