Society Must Be Defended
Lectures at the Collège de France, 1975-76
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- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
25 September 2020
Summary
A devastating critique of the systems of power and control inherent in civilisation, from one of the most radical thinkers of the twentieth century.
Society Must Be Defended is taken from a series of lectures given by Foucault at the College de France in 1975-76. Using war to analyse power relations, he contends that politics is ultimately a continuation of battlefield violence, and that ingrained ideas of sovereignty and individual rights are attempts to refute the fact that…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241435168 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241435161 |
| Author: | Michel Foucault |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 25 September 2020 |
| Weight: | 88g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 127mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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Michel Foucault
Michel Foucault (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, and literary criticism.
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