Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Free Throws by Janette Rallison

Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Free Throws by Janette Rallison

Based on Michel Foucault's 1978 and 1979 lectures at the Coll ge de France on governmental rationalities and his 1977 interview regarding his work on imprisonment, this volume is the long-awaited sequel to Power/Knowledge. In these lectures, Foucault examines the art or activity of government both in its present form and within a historical perspective as well as the different ways governmentality has been made thinkable and practicable.

Foucault's thoughts on political discourse and governmentality are supplemented by the essays of internationally renowned scholars. United by the common influence of Foucault's approach, they explore the many modern manifestations of government: the reason of state, police, liberalism, security, social economy, insurance, solidarity, welfare, risk management, and more. The central theme is that the object and the activity of government are not instinctive and natural things, but things that have been invented and learned.

The Foucault Effect analyzes the thought behind practices of government and argues that criticism represents a true force for change in attitudes and actions, and that extending the limits of some practices allows the invention of others. This unique and extraordinarily useful collection of articles and primary materials will open the way for a whole new set of discussions of the work of Michel Foucault as well as the status of liberalism, social policy, and insurance.

Janette Rallison never wore perfume, but she spent far more time and money at the mall than her parents believed was appropriate. Over her years as a mall aficionado, she acquired a lot of valuable lessons. Even if a person appears eerily similar to a guy from your school, you should double-check before rushing up to him and throwing your arms around him. Likewise, even if your parents insist on seeing you in the swimsuit before buying it for you, do not leave the dressing room under any circumstances. Your high school football team, your English instructor, and a tour of seniors shooting photos at that very time and recording your day-glow-white thighs for all their relatives to view in future slideshows will all be passing by.

Janette has written five books for Walker & Company, including Fame, Glory, and Other Things on My To Do List, and you can read about her other embarrassing experiences on her website: JanetteRallison.comJanette has written five books for Walker & Company, including Fame, Glory, and Other Things on My To Do List. Janette, her husband, and four of their five children live in Chandler, Arizona. (The fifth is in college and not roaming aimlessly behind a clothing rack.)

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ISBN 13	9780802789273
ISBN 10	0802789277
Title	Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Free Throws
Author	Janette Rallison
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Walker Childrens
Year published	2004-09-01
Number of pages	185
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