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| Foucault: A very short introduction: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) | 
 enlarge | Author: Gary Gutting
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 64021
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.5 x 4.3 x 0.4
ISBN: 0192805576
Dewey Decimal Number: 194
EAN: 9780192805577
ASIN: 0192805576
Publication Date: March 24, 2005
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 Good Introduction to a Complex Thinker November 9, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I think the reviewer before me was a little harsh on what is a short introduction to one of France's greatest intellectuals. This text book helped me through out my university years in grasping some of the key elements behind Foucault's text and also offers an insight into his thinking through out the years. I don't think the book is arbitrary (as mentioned by the previous reviewer) in covering what is a very massive body of work. It takes us through his ideas of power, politics, the birth of the institution, sexuality in a very accessible way. Notably, it is obviously not as concise as actually reading Foucault's writing, which can be very rewarding. But this little is a good book is effective in immersing you within Foucault's philosophy. My main criticism is that the last chapter on sexuality is somewhat a little meandering. Although it isn't classed as Foucault's strongest work, I do feel it doesn't capture the essence of 'history of sexuality' well enough. Overall i highly recommend it for those who want to an effective stepping stone into Foucault's work.
 Opaque writing May 25, 2007
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
I already knew some Foucault when I picked up this book and I expected to race through it like it did with the excellent Very Short Introduction to Litterary Theory.
I was, however, dissapointed to see a somewhat average and redundant text that seems to more in completely arbitrary directions instead of acutally trying to introduce Foucault's main lines of thought.
So if you decide to read this book you should know that it reads more like a loose set of meditations regarding Foucault's life and work than an actualy introduction to Foucalt.
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