French Modern

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French Modern is written by Paul Rabinow and published by University of Chicago Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 022622757X (ISBN 10) and 9780226227573 (ISBN 13).

In this study of space and power and knowledge in France from the 1830s through the 1930s, Rabinow uses the tools of anthropology, philosophy, and cultural criticism to examine how social environment was perceived and described. Ranging from epidemiology to the layout of colonial cities, he shows how modernity was revealed in urban planning, architecture, health and welfare administration, and social legislation.