{"product_id":"society-must-be-defended","title":"Society Must Be Defended","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Foucault must be reckoned with by humanists, social scientists, and political activists'' \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSociety Must Be Defended\u003c\/i\u003e is Michel Foucault''s devastating critique of the systems of power and control inherent in civilization. Taken from a series of lectures given by Foucault at the Collége de France in 1975-76, it reveals how war is the foundation of all power relations, and politics ultimately a continuation of battlefield violence. He offers a politically charged re-reading of history, with examples ranging from the Trojan myth to Nazi Germany, to show a continual, ''silent war'' between the powerful and the powerless.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A timely and prescient book, mainly because of what it says about the way in which war is necessary as a means of control'' \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by David Macey\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317054087550,"sku":"NW9780241435168","price":11.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780241435168.jpg?v=1778640062","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/society-must-be-defended","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}