Foucault, the Family and Politics presents a rich account of the politics and power relations that organize family and intimate life, advancing with and beyond Foucault's classic and more recently-published writings. The obligation to attend school, to go to work, to stay healthy, to follow the law {u2013} 'being a good son, a good husband, and so on' as Foucault wryly remarks {u2013} are frequently organized through the family. Including contributions from a range of well-known scholars and an essay by Foucault himself, translated here in English for the first time, this volume is of interest to scholars in sociology, politics, history, philosophy, gender theory, literary criticism and cultural studies.

Introduction: The Problem of the Family in Foucault's Work; R.Duschinsky & L.Rocha PART I: EXPOSITIONS Foucault and the Family: Deepening the Account of History of Sexuality Volume 1; R.Lenoir & R.Duschinsky Foucault's Familial Scenes: Kangaroos, Crystals, Continence and Oracles; V.Bell Foucault, the Modern Mother, and Maternal Power: Notes Toward a Genealogy of the Mother; K.Logan Foucault, the Family, and the Cold Monster of Neoliberalism; G.Harkins PART II: EVALUATIONS Jacques Donzelot's The Policing of Families (1977) in Context; J.M.Pestana (Translated from Spanish by Judith Glueck) Gender, Reproductive Politics, and the Liberal State: Beyond Foucault; V.Mottier Foucault, the Family, and History: 'Imaginary Landscape and Real Social Structure'; D.Thom 'Presentation', Le Desordre des familles: Lettres de cachet des Archives de la Bastille (1982); A.Farge & M.Foucault (Translated from French by Leon Antonio Rocha and Thibaud Harrois) 'That Dazzling, Momentary Wake' of the lettre de cachet: The Problem of Experience in Foucault's Practice of History; L.Rocha Afterword: Foucault's Family Resemblances; T.Carver