Security, Territory, Population: Lectures at the College De France, 1977 - 78 (Michel Foucault, Lectures at the Collège de France)

This book derives from Foucault's lectures at the College de France between January and April 1978, which can be seen as a radical turning point in his thought. Focusing on'bio-power', he studies the foundations of this new technology of power over population and explores the technologies of security and the history of'governmentality'. Marking a major development in Foucault's thinking, this book derives from the lecture course which he gave at the Collge de France between January and April, 1978. Taking as his starting point the notion of 'bio-power', introduced both in his 1976 course Society Must be Defended and in the first volume of his History of Sexuality , Foucault sets out to study the foundations of this new technology of power over population. Distinct from disciplinary techniques, the mechanisms of power are here finely entwined with technologies of security, and it is to the 18th century developments of these technologies with which the first chapters of the book are concerned. By the fourth lecture however Foucault's attention turns, focusing newly on a history of 'governmentality' from the first centuries of the Christian era through to the emergence of the modern nation state. As Michel Sennerlart explains in his afterword, the effect of this change of direction is to "shift the center of gravity of the lectures from the question of biopower to that of government, to such an extent that the latter almost entirely eclipses the former..." Consequently, in light of Foucault's later work, these lectures represent a radical turning point at which the transition to the problematic of the "government of self and others" begins. Marking A Major Development In Foucault's Thinking, This Book Derives From The Lecture Course Which He Gave At The College De France Between January And April, 1978. Taking As His Starting Point The Notion Of Bio-power, Introduced Both In His 1976 Course Society Must Be Defended And In The First Volume Of His History Of Sexuality, Foucault Sets Out To Study The Emergence Of This New Technology Of Power Over Population.--jacket. Foreword -- Introduction -- 11 January 1978 -- 18 January 1978 -- 25 January 1978 -- 1 February 1978 -- 8 February 1978 -- 15 February 1978 -- 22 February 1978 -- 1 March 1978 -- 8 March 1978 -- 15 March 1978 -- 22 March 1978 -- 29 March 1978 -- 5 April 1978 -- Course Summary -- Course Context -- Index Of Notions -- Index Of Names. Michel Foucault ; Edited By Michel Senellart ; General Editors, François Ewald And Alessandro Fontana ; Translated By Graham Burchell. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. 1 Title page.pages......Page 1 2 Contents.pages......Page 2 3 Foreword.pages......Page 11 4 one 11 Jan 78.pages......Page 16 5 two 18 Jan 78.pages......Page 40 6 three 25 Jan 78.pages......Page 61 7 four 1 Feb 78.pages......Page 89 8 five 8 Feb 78.pages......Page 109 9 six 15 Feb 78.pages......Page 124 10 seven 22 Feb 78.pages......Page 147 11 eight 1 Mar 78.pages......Page 167 12 nine 8 Mar 78.pages......Page 195 13 ten 15 Mar 78.pages......Page 218 14 eleven 22 Mar 78.pages......Page 240 15 twelve 29 Mar 78.pages......Page 258 16 thirteen 5 Apr 78.pages......Page 274 17 Course summary.pages......Page 295 18 Course context.pages......Page 299 19 Indexes.pages......Page 330 "Marking a major development in Foucault's thinking, this book derives from the lecture course which he gave at the College de France between January and April, 1978. Taking as his starting point the notion of "bio-power," introduced both in his 1976 course Society Must be Defended and in the first volume of his History of Sexuality, Foucault sets out to study the emergence of this new technology of power over population."--BOOK JACKET.