Intolerable - Writings from Michel Foucault and the Prisons Information Group (1970-1980) (Paperback)

A groundbreaking collection of writings by Michel Foucault and the Prisons Information Group documenting their efforts to expose France's inhumane treatment of prisoners Founded by Michel Foucault and others in 1970-71, the Prisons Information Group (GIP) circulated information about the inhumane conditions within the French prison system. Intolerable makes available for the first time in English a fully annotated compilation of materials produced by the GIP during its brief but influential existence, including an exclusive new interview with GIP member Helene Cixous and writings by Gilles Deleuze and Jean Genet. These archival documents-public announcements, manifestos, reports, pamphlets, interventions, press conference statements, interviews, and round table discussions-trace the GIP's establishment in post-1968 political turmoil, the new models of social activism it pioneered, the prison revolts it supported across France, and the retrospective assessments that followed its denouement. At the same time, Intolerable offers a rich, concrete exploration of Foucault's concept of resistance, providing a new understanding of the arc of his intellectual development and the genesis of his most influential book, Discipline and Punish. Presenting the account of France's most vibrant prison resistance movement in its own words and on its own terms, this significant and relevant collection also connects the approach and activities of the GIP to radical prison resistance movements today.

General

Imprint:	University of Minnesota Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2021
First published:	2020
Authors:	Michel Foucault • Prisons Information Group
Editors:	Kevin Thompson • Perry Zurn
Translators:	Erik Beranek
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 51mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	456
ISBN-13:	978-1-5179-0235-3
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Penology & punishment > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy
LSN:	1-5179-0235-5
Barcode:	9781517902353

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