{"product_id":"a-foucault-primer-alec-mchoul-9780814755235","title":"A Foucault Primer: Discourse, Power and the Subject","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn essential introduction to the pre-eminent philosopher Michel Foucault\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn such seminal works as \u003ci\u003eMadness and Civilization, Discipline and Punish\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe History of Sexuality\u003c\/i\u003e, the late philosopher Michel Foucault explored what our politics, our sexuality, our societal conventions, and our changing notions of truth told us about ourselves. In the process, Foucault garnered a reputation as one of the pre-eminent philosophers of the latter half of the twentieth century and has served as a primary influence on successive generations of philosophers and cultural critics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With \u003cb\u003eA Foucault Primer\u003c\/b\u003e, Alec McHoul and Wendy Grace bring Foucault's work into focus for the uninitiated. Written in crisp and concise prose, \u003cb\u003eA Foucault Primer\u003c\/b\u003e explicates three central concepts of Foucauldian theory--discourse, power, and the subject--and suggests that Foucault's work has much yet to contribute to contemporary debate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alec McHoul,Wendy Grace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814755232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814755235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Alec McHoul","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48438018179327,"sku":"9780814755235","price":102.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6428687e-f3db-41d6-b035-4a5e2985c145.jpg?v=1777168241","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-foucault-primer-alec-mchoul-9780814755235","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}