Foucault, Marxism and Critique / Edition 1

by Barry Smart

Overview

In this work, originally released in 1983, Barry Smart examines the relevance of Foucault's work for developing an understanding of those issues which lie beyond the limits of Marxist theory and analysis - issues such as 'individualising' forms of power, power-knowledge relations, the rise of 'the social', and the associated socialisation of politics. He argues that there exist clear and substantial differences between Foucault's genealogical analysis and that of Marxist theory. Smart thus presents Foucault's work as a new form of critical theory, whose object is a critical analysis of rationalities, and of how relations of power are rationalised.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415562065
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/07/2009
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Michel Foucault
Pages:	156
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Barry Smart

Table of Contents

1. On the Limits and Limitations of Marxism 2. Marxism, Theory and Politics 3. Reaction, Revision and Criticism 4. Genealogy, Critique and the Analysis of Power 5. Discipline and Social Regulation 6. Critical Analyses of Rationality