Power and resistance

Philosophy of the Social Sciences 20 (2):170-182 (1990)
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Abstract

The exercises of modem power which Foucault discusses constitute counterexamples to traditional views of the nature of power. Foucault's views are extended to provide an account of the nature of resistance.

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The Subject and Power.Michel Foucault - 1982 - Critical Inquiry 8 (4):777-795.
Outline of a Theory of Practice.Pierre Bourdieu - 1972 - Human Studies 4 (3):273-278.
Foucault on Freedom and Truth.Charles Taylor - 1984 - Political Theory 12 (2):152-183.

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