The Pasteurization of France

Bruno Latour

Translated by Alan Sheridan

Translated by John Law

    PART 1: WAR AND PEACE OF MICROBES

    Introduction. Materials and Methods

    1. Strong Microbes and Weak Hygienists

    2. You Will Be Pasteurs of Microbes

    3. Medicine at Last

    4. Transition

    PART 2: IRREDUCTIONS

    Introduction

    1. From Weakness to Potency

    2. Sociologics

    3. Anthropologics

    4. Irreduction of "The Sciences"

    Bibliography

    Notes

    Figures

    Index

  • Cover: The Pasteurization of France
  • A photo of the author

Bruno Latour is Professor at the Center for the Study of Innovation at the School of Mines, Paris.

Alan Sheridan's most recent book is Michel Foucault: The Will to Truth. He has also translated over 50 books, including works by Sartre, Lacan, and Foucault.