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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 39. Chapters: Buildings and structures in Poitiers, Gardens in Poitiers, History of Poitiers, People from Poitiers, Religion in Poitiers, Sport in Poitiers, University of Poitiers, Michel Foucault, Battle of Poitiers, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Hilary of Poitiers, Louis Vierne, Brian Joubert, John Lesley, Joel Robuchon, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Poitiers, IAE de Poitiers, Camille Guerin, Palace of Poitiers, Jean-Pierre Abelin, Lionel Charbonnier, Veljko Rus, Institut des Risques Industriels, Assurantiels et Financiers, Abel Bonnard, Romain Vincelot, Catherine Guy-Quint, Simon Hebras, Arthur Ranc, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Peter of Poitiers, Gare de Poitiers, Elme Marie Caro, Centre de recherche et de documentation sur Hegel, Jardin des Plantes de Poitiers, Bitard, Filleau des Billettes, Jardin botanique universitaire de Poitiers, Andre Strohl, Elsa N'Guessan, Christian Penigaud, Jacques Puisais, Countess Dash, Jean Valade, Maixent Poitevin, Maurice Roatin, Stade Poitevin Rugby. Excerpt: Michel Foucault (French pronunciation: ), born Paul-Michel Foucault (15 October 1926 - 25 June 1984), was a French philosopher, social theorist and historian of ideas. He held a chair at the prestigious College de France with the title "History of Systems of Thought," and also taught at the University at Buffalo and the University of California, Berkeley. Foucault is best known for his critical studies of social institutions, most notably psychiatry, medicine, the human sciences, and the prison system, as well as for his work on the history of human sexuality. His writings on power, knowledge, and discourse have been widely influential in academic circles. In the 1960s Foucault was associated with structuralism, a movement from which he distanced himself. Foucault also rejected the poststructuralist and postmodernist labels later attributed to him, pre...
