Saint Foucault

In this stunning and provocative book, David M. Halperin articulates why Michel Foucault has become a culture hero for the gay movement. Looking at the French philosopher's politics and life, he shows how Foucault's writings have been seized upon and turned to political account in gay/lesbian activism and in the academic discourse known as queer theory, arguing that Foucault's critique advances a radical brand of gay/lesbian politics.