""Essays on the Anthropology of Reason" will provide an important
sense of the solidity of research in the new and exciting terrains
that anthropology has entered. In so doing, it will remove
discussion of such new work from the 'celebrity/fashion circuit' of
recent trends in cultural studies. Paul Rabinow's collection both
illuminates and extends a major research career that has never
waned in the power of its intellect, curiosity, and depth of
achievement."--George E. Marcus, Rice University
"Paul Rabinow's "Reflections on Fieldwork in Morocco" has been
seen as the precursor of the wave of reflexive anthropological
texts that have played a central role in recent developments of the
discipline. "Essays on the Anthropology of Reason" could have a
similar effect, one that could contribute to a movement away from
an excessive preoccupation with textual reflexivity. What one finds
in this volume is a sustained reflection on what it means to do
fieldwork today in or on (post)modern societies. There is no doubt
in my mind that it will generate a healthy debate not only within
anthropology but in other fields as well."--Alberto Cambrosio,
McGill University
"Paul Rabinow's voice is unique. These essays explore a wide
range of topics--the historical grounding of popular conceptions of
the integrity of the body, the cultural logic of biological
determinism and eugenics, and the applicability of Foucault's
notion of biopower--with masterful command of the literature, a
nuanced ear for the subtleties of cultural interpretation, and a
theoretical acuity that is often thrilling."--Emily Martin,
Princeton University
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