In investigating the major works of Michel Foucault, Barry Smart focuses on the analysis of the relations of power and knowledge and modes modes of objectification through which human beings are made sujects. He also addresses controversial issues concerning the state and resistance to power.
The development of Foucault's work from his early work on madness to the final stodies of sexuality, and the question of the work's methodological value and status as a from of critical analysis, are reviewed comprehensively.
Chapter 1 Major Themes and Issues
Chapter 2 Questions of Method and Analysis
Chapter 3 Subjects of Power, Objects of Knowledge
Chapter 4 The State, Resistance and Rationality