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Foucault on Clausewitz: conceptualizing the relationship between war and power.(Michel Foucault, Karl von Clausewitz)

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From: Alternatives: Global, Local, Political
Date: 20030101
Author:Reid, Julian

War is only a branch of political activity.

Karl von Clausewitz

Pathology is no more than a branch, a result, a complement of physiology, or rather, physiology embraces the study of vital actions at all stages of the existence of living things.

Jean Begin

The art of war is like that of medicine, murderous and conjectural.

Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire

Michel Foucault is well known as a theorist of power. Less established is his engagement with the theory of strategy and war. His interest in these concepts became apparent only toward the end of his ...

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