Lydia Alix Fillingham

A quick and basically competent run-down of Foucault's career and main works marred considerably by the intrusive feminism of the author who seems to have missed the point that Foucault was making about ideology.

It is now rather old and so out-dated. There is always the Wikipedia entry and there are better guides but it might be a useful starter pack for some students.

As one who admits to finding Foucault difficult and dense, this books affords me a gentler means of approaching Foucault's work. No doubt scholars of Foucault would consider this overly simple. It may very well be that fine points and nuances are sacrificed in the effort to condense and reach the masses. Nevertheless, those fine points and nuances would still be missed without a guide such as this since the works are well nigh inaccessible. By no means should this be a substitute for reading show more the originals / translations. But as an introduction, this book serves a vital purpose. show less

An unusual yet interesting introduction to Foucault.

The pictures are clever, but frankly I could get the same level of information from a wikipedia article.