Archaeology of Knowledge (Routledge Classics)

M. Foucault

ISBN 10: 0415287537 / ISBN 13: 9780415287531

Published by Routledge, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Archaeology of Knowledge (Routledge Classics)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415287537
• ISBN 13: 9780415287531
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

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, Archaeology of Knowledge is a challenging but fantastically rewarding introduction to his ideas.

About the Author

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.