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The Birth of Biopolitics - (Michel Foucault Lectures at the Collège de France) by Michel Foucault (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Picador is proud to publish the sixth volume in Foucault's prestigious, groundbreaking series of lectures at the Collège de France from 1970 to 1984 The Birth of Biopolitics continues to pursue the themes of Foucault's lectures from Security, Territory, Population.
- About the Author: Michel Foucault (1926-1984) was acknowledged as the preeminent philosopher of France in the 1970s and 1980s, and continues to have enormous impact throughout the world in many disciplines.
- 368 Pages
- Philosophy, Political
- Series Name: Michel Foucault Lectures at the Collège de France
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About the Book
The sixth volume in Foucault's prestigious, groundbreaking series of lectures at the Collège de France from 1970 to 1984.
Book Synopsis
Picador is proud to publish the sixth volume in Foucault's prestigious, groundbreaking series of lectures at the Collège de France from 1970 to 1984
The Birth of Biopolitics continues to pursue the themes of Foucault's lectures from Security, Territory, Population. Having shown how eighteenth-century political economy marks the birth of a new governmental rationality--seeking maximum effectiveness by governing less and in accordance with the naturalness of the phenomena to be governed--Michel Foucault undertakes a detailed analysis of the forms of this liberal governmentality. In a direct and conversational tone, this book raises questions of political philosophy and social policy that are at the heart of current debates about the role and status of neo-liberalism in twentieth century politics.Review Quotes
"Foucault must be reckoned with by humanists, social scientists, and political activists." --The New York Times Book Review
"Foucault has an alert and sensitive mind that can ignore the familiar surfaces of established intellectual codes and ask new questions. . . . He gives dramatic quality to the movement of culture." --The New York Review of Books "Foucault is quite central to our sense of where we are. . . . [His work carries] out, in the noblest way, the promiscuous aim of true culture." --The NationAbout the Author
Michel Foucault (1926-1984) was acknowledged as the preeminent philosopher of France in the 1970s and 1980s, and continues to have enormous impact throughout the world in many disciplines. His books include The Government of Self and Others, The Courage of Truth, The Punitive Society, and Sujectivity and Truth. Translated by Graham Burchell.Dimensions (Overall): 8.2 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x 1.1 Inches (D)
Weight: .7 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 368
Genre: Philosophy
Sub-Genre: Political
Series Title: Michel Foucault Lectures at the Collège de France
Publisher: Picador USA
Format: Paperback
Author: Michel Foucault
Language: English
Street Date: March 2, 2010
TCIN: 94313672
UPC: 9780312203412
Item Number (DPCI): 247-20-6523
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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