A good collection of some of Foucault's best known pieces.

12/14/21

This book is intended as an accessible introduction and overview of Foucault's main ideas. I would recommend this book to anyone, but especially undergrad students, who want to get a grasp of Foucauldian theory which can otherwise be a bit overwhelming at first if read straight from the man himself. As another reviewer has said though, it probably won't include much for those that are already familiar with Foucault's work. Personally, I always found it very useful in helping to remind me of certain terms and concepts.

This is a compilation of some of Foucault's most interesting or important writings. This is designed to give the reader a cross-section, a sense of Foucault's body of work in general. ( )

For anybody with more than a superficial interest in Foucault's thought, I would strongly suggest not buying this volume. Buy Discipline and Punish, The History of Sexuality, Vol. 1, the three volume Essential Foucault, The Order of Things, and Language, Counter-memory, Practice instead. I bought this for a graduate seminar on Foucault and was a bit peeved to see how much it overlapped with books I already owned or was going to have to buy soon thereafter. ( )