Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Life, texts, contexts; 2. Works: madness and medicine; 3. Works: the death of man; 4. Works: authors and texts; 5. Works: crime and punishment; 6. Works: the history of sexuality; 7. Critical receptions; Afterword; Guide to further reading; Index.

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This book covers Foucault's major works in depth, and offers clear explanations of his key themes of power and discourse.

About the Author

Lisa Downing is Professor of French Discourses of Sexuality and Director of the Centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Sexuality and Gender in Europe at the University of Exeter.