The Birth of Biopolitics: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1978--1979
- 368pages
- 13 heures de lecture
The sixth volume in Foucault's prestigious, groundbreaking series of lectures at the Collège de France from 1970 to 1984.


The sixth volume in Foucault's prestigious, groundbreaking series of lectures at the Collège de France from 1970 to 1984.
This volume is a full transcript of the lectures given by Foucault in 1975-76. The main theme of the lectures is the contention that war can be used to analyze power relations. The book is coloured with historical examples, drawn from the early modern period in both England and France.