Giorgio Agamben is a philosopher well known for his brilliance and
erudition, as well as for the difficulty and diversity of his seventeen
books. The interest which his Homo Sacer sparked in America is likely
to continue to grow for a great many years to come. Giorgio Agamben: A
Critical Introduction presents the complexity and continuity of
Agamben's philosophy--and does so for two separate and distinct
audiences. It attempts to provide readers possessing little or no
familiarity with Agamben's writings with points of entry for exploring
them. For those already well acquainted with Agamben's thought, it
offers a critical analysis of the achievements that have marked it.