Reassessing Foucault: Power, Medicine and the Body (Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine)

. Ed(s): Jones, Colin; Porter, Roy

ISBN 10: 0415183413 / ISBN 13: 9780415183413

Published by Routledge, 1998

About this Item

Though Foucault is now widely taught in universities, his writings are notoriously difficult. This vital guide critically examines the implications of his work for students and researchers across the range of social sciences. Editor(s): Jones, Colin; Porter, Roy. Series: Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, notes. BIC Classification: HPCF; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336. . 1998. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reassessing Foucault: Power, Medicine and the Body (Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415183413
• ISBN 13: 9780415183413
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Though Foucault is now widely taught in universities, his writings are notoriously difficult. This vital guide critically examines the implications of his work for students and researchers across the range of social sciences.

About the Author

Colin Jones is Professor of History at the University of Warwick. Roy Porter is Professor of Social History of Medicine a the Wellcome Institute in London.