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Foucault's History of sexuality. Volume 1, The will to knowledge / Mark Kelly.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Edinburgh philosophical guides seriesPublication details: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2013.Description: 1 online resource (192 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780748648917
  • 0748648917
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Foucault's History of sexuality Volume 1, The will to knowledge.DDC classification:
  • 306.7/09 23
LOC classification:
  • HQ12
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Contents:
Cover; Copyright; Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Note on Texts; Introduction; 1. Historical Context; 2. A Guide to the Text; 3. Study Resources; Index
Summary: A step-by-step guide to Foucault's History of Sexuality Volume I, The Will to KnowledgeIn the first volume of his History of Sexuality, The Will to Knowledge, Foucault weaves together the most influential theoretical account of sexuality since Freud. Mark Kelly systematically unpacks the intricacies of Foucault's dense and sometimes confusing exposition, in a straightforward way, putting it in its historical and theoretical context.This is both a guide for the reader new to the text and one that offers new insights to those already familiar with Foucault's work.Key Features:* a guide to one of Foucault's most important works for which there is no secondary literature* offers a novel interpretation of Foucault's book, its structure and its philosophical significance* offers revisions to several key mistranslations in the only available English translationKeywords: Foucault, power, sex, sexuality.
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A step-by-step guide to Foucault's History of Sexuality Volume I, The Will to KnowledgeIn the first volume of his History of Sexuality, The Will to Knowledge, Foucault weaves together the most influential theoretical account of sexuality since Freud. Mark Kelly systematically unpacks the intricacies of Foucault's dense and sometimes confusing exposition, in a straightforward way, putting it in its historical and theoretical context.This is both a guide for the reader new to the text and one that offers new insights to those already familiar with Foucault's work.Key Features:* a guide to one of Foucault's most important works for which there is no secondary literature* offers a novel interpretation of Foucault's book, its structure and its philosophical significance* offers revisions to several key mistranslations in the only available English translationKeywords: Foucault, power, sex, sexuality.

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Note on Texts; Introduction; 1. Historical Context; 2. A Guide to the Text; 3. Study Resources; Index

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