Society Must Be Defended - Michel Foucault

foucault Must Be Reckoned With By Humanists, Social Scientists, And Political Activists' The York Times Book Review Society Must Be Defended Is Michel Foucaults Devastating Critique Of The Systems Of Power And Control Inherent In Civilization. Taken From A Series Of Lectures Given By Foucault At The Collge De France In 1975-76, It Reveals How War Is The Foundation Of All Power Relations, And Politics Ultimately A Continuation Of Battlefield Violence. He Offers A Politically Charged Re-reading Of History, With Examples Ranging From The Trojan Myth To Nazi Germany, To Show A Continual, 'silent War' Between The Powerful And The Powerless.