Discourses of Power: From Hobbes to Foucault

by Barry Hindess

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In this accessible yet provocative text Barry Hindess provides a new interpretation of concepts of power within Western social thought, from Hobbes' notion of "sovereign power" to Foucault's account of "government". This book will be welcomed as an important contemporary contribution to one of the key debates in social and political theory.
  • ISBN10 0631190937
  • ISBN13 9780631190936
  • Publish Date 6 December 1995
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 192
  • Language English