The Foucault Reader

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Foucault Reader
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Michel Foucault
SeriesPenguin Modern Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:400
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreWestern philosophy from c 1900 to now
ISBN/Barcode 9780241435144
ClassificationsDewey:194
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Classics
Publication Date 6 August 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

An introduction to the work of Michel Foucault, including detailed excerpts from all of his major works The Foucault Reader is the ideal introduction to one the most stimulating and influential writers of the past century. It includes detailed excerpts from all his richly textured historical studies - including Discipline and Punish and The History of Sexuality - as well as many of his best interviews.

Author Biography

Michel Foucalt (1926-1984) was one of the leading intellectuals of the twentieth century and the most prominent thinker in postwar France. Foucault's work influenced disciplines as diverse as history, sociology, philosophy, sociology and literary criticism.