| Description |
1 online resource (289 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Foucault and political reason; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; List of contributors; Introduction; 1 Liberal government and techniques of the self; 2 Governing ""advanced"" liberal democracies; 3 Liberalism, socialism and democracy: variations on a governmental theme; 4 The promise of liberalism and the performance of freedom; 5 Security and vitality: drains, liberalism and power in the nineteenth century; 6 Lines of communication and spaces of rule; 7 Assembling the school; 8 Governing the city: liberalism and early modern modes of governance |
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9 Risk and responsibility10 Foucault, government and the enfolding of authority; 11 Revolutions within: self-government and self-esteem; 12 Foucault in Britain; Index |
| Summary |
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 |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
University, Thomas Osborne Brunel
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Nikolas Rose Goldsmith's College, University of London
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| ISBN |
9781134222346 |
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1134222343 |
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