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Synopsis
Foucault is often thought to have a great deal to say about the history of madness and sexuality, but little in terms of a general analysis of government and the state. This volume draws on Foucault's own research to challenge this view, demonstrating the central importance of his work for the study of contemporary politics. It focuses on liberalism and neo-liberalism, questioning the conceptual opposition of freedom/constraint, state/market and public/private that inform liberal thought.
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These twelve essays provide a critical introduction to Foucault's work on politics, exploring its relevance to past and current thinking about liberal and neo-liberal forms of government. Moving away from the great texts of liberal political philosophy, this book looks closely at the technical means with which the ideals of liberal political rationalities have been put into practice in such areas as schools, welfare, the insurance industry, and the self-esteem movement in California.
About the Author
Barry is lecturer in sociology at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He has published widely on technology, politics, and social theory.
Thomas Osborne came as a teen in the 1870s from the United States to homestead with his father in Ontario's Muskoka. After five dramatic years he returned to the United States to live and work in Pennsylvania and New York. In 1938 he was killed by an automobile in San Diego, California.
Nikolas Rose is James Martin White Professor of Sociology and Director of the BIOS Centre for the Study of Bioscience, Biomedicine, Biotechnology and Society at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His books include "The Psychological Complex, Governing the Soul, Inventing Our Selves," and "Powers of Freedom: Reframing Political Thought."
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