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Author: Alex Sharpe (University of Keele, UK)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge Cavendish
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.10cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.380kg
ISBN: 9780415685719
ISBN 10: 0415685710
Pages: 204
Publication Date: 26 July 2011
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
One of the rites of passage for all legal and socio-legal scholars is to give at least some consideration to the fundamental norms of modern liberal rule ... Foucault's Monsters ... [is] an attempt to speak to this rite of passage topic. It is, moreover, a very good attempt. ... Sharpe is to be congratulated for her contribution to this longstanding debate. Making a mark in this field is no mean feat - Professor Gary Wickham, (2010) 37(4) Journal of Law and Society 691 Foucault's Monsters and the Challenge of Law is a very erudite and impeccably serious book about monsters ... it is the first book in English which seriously engages with [Foucault's] Abnormal lecture course. It is clearly written, well-researched and full of insightful historical and theoretical detail. [An] excellent book - Associate Professor Ben Golder, (2011) 74(4) Modern Law Review 639 Sharpe's book is a rare gem in this second wave of Foucaultian legal research. ... Th[e] book is exceptionally relevant. It works its way through the genealogy of the monster in law only to enter into a very current debate that will be highly illuminating for anyone working in, for example, medical law or bioethics as well as the general history of legal thinking - Professor Panu Minkkinen, (2011) 7(3) Law, Culture & the Humanities 488
Andrew Sharpe is to be congratulated for his contribution to this longstanding debate. Gary Wickham, Murdoch University, Australia; Journal of Law and Society, 2010 (37:4) One of the rites of passage for all legal and socio-legal scholars is to give at least some consideration to the fundamental norms of modern liberal rule ... Foucault's Monsters ... [is] an attempt to speak to this rite of passage topic. It is, moreover, a very good attempt. ... Sharpe is to be congratulated for her contribution to this longstanding debate. Making a mark in this field is no mean feat - Professor Gary Wickham, (2010) 37(4) Journal of Law and Society 691 Foucault's Monsters and the Challenge of Law is a very erudite and impeccably serious book about monsters ... it is the first book in English which seriously engages with [Foucault's] Abnormal lecture course. It is clearly written, well-researched and full of insightful historical and theoretical detail. [An] excellent book - Associate Professor Ben Golder, (2011) 74(4) Modern Law Review 639 Sharpe's book is a rare gem in this second wave of Foucaultian legal research. ... Th[e] book is exceptionally relevant. It works its way through the genealogy of the monster in law only to enter into a very current debate that will be highly illuminating for anyone working in, for example, medical law or bioethics as well as the general history of legal thinking - Professor Panu Minkkinen, (2011) 7(3) Law, Culture & the Humanities 488
Author Information
Alex Sharpe is Professor of Law at Keele University.
