Speed & Politics

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Summary: Great and cheap
Review: Absolutely the best short introduction to Foucault's way of thinking and his reasons for doing so. Unfortunately, few in the "post-modern" camp really know anything about the man's work, no matter how much they read.

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Summary: A remarkable little book
Review: I agree entirely with the reviewer from SUNY. There is so much secondary literature on Foucault precisely because so many are looking to appropriate the fashion of his name to any bastardized cause celebre. This clear, concise, and challenging little book presents a better introduction to Foucault's thinking than all of the secondary and tertiary literature combined.

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Summary: A remarkable little book
Review: I agree entirely with the reviewer from SUNY. There is so much secondary literature on Foucault precisely because so many are looking to appropriate the fashion of his name to any bastardized cause celebre. This clear, concise, and challenging little book presents a better introduction to Foucault's thinking than all of the secondary and tertiary literature combined.

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Summary: This book has nothing to do with Foucault
Review: I don't know if there is some bug in Amazon's system, but the three reviewers do not appear to be review Virilio's "Speed and Politics."

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Summary: Insightful Interviews
Review: I found this was a very interesting series of interviews with Foucault by a journalist from the Italian Communist Party. His discussions about social change and marxism were enlightening. I think this kind of interview format offers a refreshing and different perspective on his work compaired reading his books.

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Summary: Two books, one ISBN
Review: Unfortunately, "Speed and Politics" shares an identical ISBN with "Remarks on Marx" by Michel Foucault, from the same publisher. Hence, the confusion in the customer reviews.