First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Michel Foucault (1926-1984) was one of the most important intellectual figures of the twentieth century. He is known for many significant writings, including TheArchaeology of Knowledge(1969) and the first volume of The History of Sexuality(1976). Jeremy R. Carrette is Lecturer in Religious Studies at the University of Stirling.