Böcker av Peter Fitzpatrick

A radical reappraisal of the role of myth in modern society. Fitzpatrick uses the example of law, an integral category of modern social thought, to challenge modernity and the denial of the relevance of myth to law in modern society.

This dual biography tells the story of Louis Esson, 'the father of Australian drama', and his wife Hilda, also a pioneer in the theatre and in public health. The author explores the dynamics of the marriage between these two brilliant people and provides a study of the developing Australian culture and identity.

Addresses the question of Foucault's position on law. This title shows how Foucault outlines a concept of law which is not tied to any given form or subordinated to a particular source of power, but is critically oriented towards alterity, new possibilities and different ways of being.

Existing approaches to the relation of law and society have for a long time seen law as either autonomous or grounded in society. Drawing on major theorists, this book is a radically new approach that sees law as both derived from and constitutive of its surrounding social and cultural context.

Makes a radical contribution to social, political and postcolonial theories of law.