Politics, Philosophy, Culture: Interviews and Other Writings, 1977-1984

Michel Foucault. Routledge, $51 (360pp) ISBN 978-0-415-90149-9

``A candid, unbuttoned Foucault'' praises rock music and admits how boring it was to write some of his books, says he hates France's social security system and glorifies Khomeini's fundamentalist revolution. ``By gathering the late Foucault's scattered interviews and a few lectures, this omnibus helps render his dense thoughts more accessible,'' observed PW. (June)

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