Discourses of Power: From Hobbes to Foucault

Barry Hindess

Wiley, Jan 12, 1996 - Social Science - 192 pages

In this accessible yet provocative text Barry Hindess provides a new interpretation of concepts of power within Western social thought, from Hobbes' notion of "sovereign power" to Foucault's account of "government". This book will be welcomed as an important contemporary contribution to one of the key debates in social and political theory.

About the author

Barry Hindess is Professor at the Research School of Social Sciences at The Australian National University. His previous books include Politics and Class Analysis (Blackwell, 1987) and Political Choice and Social Structure (1989).

Bibliographic information

• Title: Discourses of Power: From Hobbes to Foucault
• Author: Barry Hindess
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Wiley, 1996
• ISBN: 0631190937, 9780631190936
• Length: 192 pages
• Subjects: Social Science / Sociology / General