An accessible and stimulating introduction to one of the most popular and influential thinkers of the years, Michel Foucault. It examines each of Foucault's key works such as: "Madness and Civilization," "The Archaeology of Knowledge," "The Order of Things," "Discipline and Punish" and the multi-volume "History of Sexuality."

Abbreviations Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: Who are we? 2. Archaeological histories of who we are 3. Genealogical histories of who we are 4. Who we are and who we might be 5. Coda: Foucault's own straying afield 6. Are we still who Foucault says we are? Notes Further Reading Bibliography