Foucault

In this concise, witty critical study, Merquior examines Foucault's work on madness, sexuality, and power and offers a provocative assessment of Foucault as a "neo-anarchist." Merquior brings an astonishing breadth of scholarship to bear on his subject as he explores Foucault using insights from a range of fields including philosophy, sociology, and history. Cover......Page 1 Bio......Page 2 Title......Page 3 Copyright......Page 4 Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgements......Page 7 1. The historian of the present......Page 9 2. The Great Confinement, or du coté de la folie......Page 19 3. An archaeology of the human sciences......Page 33 4. From the prose of the world to the death of man......Page 41 5. The 'archaeology' appraised......Page 54 6. The ironic archive......Page 74 7. Charting carceral society......Page 83 8. Foucault's 'cratology': his theory of power......Page 106 9. Politics of the body, techniques of the soul: Foucault's history of sexuality......Page 117 10. Portrait of the neo-anarchist......Page 139 Notes......Page 159 Bibliography......Page 171 Index of names......Page 182 Back cover......Page 186 A volume in the Modern Masters series first published by Fontana in the United Kingdom, this concise critical study of Foucault provides a new view of a seminal thinker and his work. In his meticulous, witty, and elegant book, J.G. Merquior examines Foucault's work on madness, sexuality, and power and offers a provocative assessment of Foucault as a "neo-anarchist." J.g. Merquior. Reprint. Originally Published: London : Fontana, 1985. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [173]-183.