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Author Martire, Jacopo, author.

Title A Foucauldian interpretation of modern law : from sovereignty to normalisation and beyond / Jacopo Martire
Published Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2017]
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Description 1 online resource (ix, 243 pages)
Contents An outline for a Foucauldian interpretation of Modern law -- A genealogy of Modern Law I : the political truth of the individual -- A genealogy of Modern law II : the political truth of society -- The normalising complex and the challenges of virtualisation -- Conclusions
Summary Michel Foucault (1926-84) was a French philosopher, social theorist and political thinker. Jacopo Martire investigates the development of modern law in conjunction with what Foucault termed biopolitical forms of power. He gives you a much-needed genealogical analysis of the modern legal phenomenon, opening new avenues for Foucauldian approaches to law --Source other than the Library of Congress
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-238) and index
Notes Online resource; title from front matter (University press scholarship online, viewed March 26, 2018)
Subject Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984 -- Influence
SUBJECT Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984 fast
Subject Jurisprudence.
Law -- Philosophy.
Jurisprudence
law (discipline)
LITERARY CRITICISM -- Feminist.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Jurisprudence
Law -- Philosophy
Form Electronic book
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