David Macey

The Lives of Michel Foucault

The classic biography of the radical French philosopher with a new afterword by acclaimed Foucault scholar Stuart Elden. When he died of an AIDS-relat...

Frantz Fanon

A Life

Frantz Fanon (1925-1961), author of The Wretched of the Earth, was one of the great figures of the Third World revolutions of the 1950s and 1960s. His...

The Penguin Dictionary of Critical Theory

Accessing the huge and often bewildering subject of Critical Theory can be an intimidating experience. This acclaimed dictionary provides the ideal in...

Frantz Fanon

A Biography

Born in Martinique, Frantz Fanon (1925–61) trained as a psychiatrist in Lyon before taking up a post in colonial Algeria. He had already experienced...

Lacan in Contexts

In the most comprehensive study of Jacques Lacan yet to be published in English, David Macey challenges many of the assumptions that have come to surr...

Michel Foucault

With Michel Foucault, Reaktion Books introduces an exciting new series that brings the work of major intellectual figures to general readers, illumina...

What Is Democracy?

In this sequel to A Critique of Modernity, Alain Touraine questions the social and cultural content of democracy today. At a time when state power is ...

Forgotten African American Firsts

An Encyclopedia of Pioneering History

This book introduces students to African-American innovators and their contributions to art, entertainment, sports, politics, religion, business, and ...

Forgotten African American Firsts

An Encyclopedia of Pioneering History

"This volume contains entries presented in seventeen categories of scientific, artistic, political, and social innovation. The work will help readers ...

Stories for Lee

Tales of Tutelage and Verve for Lee K. Abbott on His Retirement

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