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This scholarly work by Smart provides a comprehensive exploration of Michel Foucault’s theoretical contributions and their complex relationship with Marxism. The book examines how Foucault’s genealogical method and analysis of power structures both align with and challenge traditional Marxist perspectives on society and history.
Smart investigates key areas where Foucault and Marxism intersect, including their shared concern with critique, domination, and social change, while also highlighting fundamental differences in their analytical approaches. The author demonstrates how Foucault’s conception of power as productive and relational offers distinct advantages for critical theory, even as it raises questions about the materialist foundations central to Marxist thought.
This work is essential for scholars of critical theory, philosophy, and political thought who seek to understand the dialectical relationship between post-structuralist and Marxist frameworks in contemporary intellectual discourse.
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