Governmentality: Power and Rule in Modern Society

Published

2010

Publisher

SAGE

ISBN-13

9781847873842

ISBN-10

1847873847

Pages

294

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Originally published in 1999 this exceptionally clear and lucid book quickly became the standard overview of what are now called 'governmentality studies'. With its emphasis on the relationship between governmentality and other key concepts drawn from Michel Foucault, such as bio-politics and sovereignty, the first edition anticipated and defined the terms of contemporary debate and analysis. In this timely second edition Mitchell Dean engages with the full textual basis of Foucault's lectures and once again provides invaluable insights into the traditions, methods and theories of politica