The Politics of Our Selves

The Politics of Our Selves
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 246
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ISBN-10 : 9780231136235
ISBN-13 : 0231136234
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Download or read book The Politics of Our Selves written by Amy Allen and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2013-07-09 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction : the politics of our selvesFoucault, subjectivity, and the Enlightenment : a critical reappraisal -- The impurity of practical reason : power and autonomy in Foucault -- Dependency, subordination, and recognition : Butler on subjection -- Empowering the lifeworld? autonomy and power in Habermas -- Contextualizing critical theory -- Engendering critical theory.


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