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As a companion to Foucaults original texts carefully showing what hes doneand why and how that could be applied elsewhere its outstanding www.theory.org.ukVery much a handson tool kit of a book scholarly but accessible.... a veryuseful textbook which approaches its subject in an original way SociologicalResearch OnlineAt last a studentfriendly guide that answers the question Yes but how doyou do Foucault? Kendall and Wickham address the thorny question of howtoFoucault in a clear distinctive manner that stands out in the secondaryliterature on this important thinker Toby Miller New York UniversityThis book provides a clear straightforward guide to those who want to applythe work of Foucault to their own field of interest. The authors employ anaccessible style to encourage readers to engage with Foucaults work bytackling the issues that students most often raise.The book is organized around the following themes history archaeologygenealogy and discourse as the cornerstones of Foucaults methods and scienceand culture as important objects of analysis for those using Foucaultsmethods. The book enables the reader to understand how Foucaults contributionto social thought can be applied and opens up possibilities for researchers touse Foucault rather than merely discuss him. «