{"product_id":"foucault-a-critical-introduction-by-lois-mcnay","title":"'Foucault: A Critical Introduction' by Lois McNay","description":"\u003ch4 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"407\"\u003eA clear, academically grounded entry point into Foucault that doesn’t flatten him into slogan.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"407\"\u003eMcNay traces the movement of his thought—from early work on knowledge and discourse through to power, discipline, and the later turn toward ethics—while keeping a critical distance from the internal tensions of the project. The structure is clean, but it doesn’t pretend coherence where there isn’t any.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"786\"\u003eMcNay situates Foucault within broader debates in social and political theory, and is attentive to the limits of his framework, particularly around agency and subjectivity. It reads less like a primer and more like a guided argument about why he still matters—and where he falls short.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"786\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePolity Press paperback, later reprint (originally published 1994; this printing c.2007). Very good copy with light handling wear; minor cover marks, internally clean.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44368002482259,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Untitleddesign-2026-04-04T122002.633.png?v=1775265618","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/foucault-a-critical-introduction-by-lois-mcnay","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}