Discourses of Power From Hobbes to Foucault

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.

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).

Acknowledgements

viii

Introduction: Two Conceptions of Power

1

(22)

`that Mortal God': Hobbes on Power and the Sovereign

23

(24)

`a Right of making Laws': Locke on Political Power and Morality

47

(21)

`the supreme exercise of power': Lukes and Critical Theory

68

(28)

discipline and cherish: Foucault on Power, Domination and Government

96

(41)

Conclusion

137

(22)

Notes

159

(8)

References

167

(8)

Index

175

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