A Foucault for the 21st Century: Governmentality, Biopolitics and Discipline in the New Millennium
By Sam Binkley.
Description
How relevant is Foucault's social thought to the world we inhabit today? This collection comprises several essays considering the contemporary relevance of the work of Michel Foucault. While Foucault is best remembered for his historical inquiries into the origins of 'disciplinary' society in a period extending from the 16th to the 19th centuries, it seems that today, under the conditions of global modernity, the relevance of his ideas are called into question. With the increasing ubiquity of markets, the break up of centralized states and the dissolution of national boundari...
ISBN(s)
1443820784, 9781443820783
