The History of Sexuality: 1: The Will to Knowledge (Penguin Modern Classics)
In this influential volume, Michel Foucault investigates how sexuality has been classified, interpreted, and discussed within modern societies. The book presents a rigorous examination of the connections between knowledge, power, and social understanding, making it an important work for readers interested in history, philosophy, sociology, and cultural criticism.
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Michel Foucault examines the historical formation of ideas about sexuality and the ways those ideas are expressed through language, institutions, and knowledge.
The book explores sexuality as a subject shaped by social and intellectual forces rather than treated as a purely private or natural matter.
A landmark work of modern critical thought, it offers a challenging framework for considering the relationship between power, knowledge, and human experience.
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