Sara Mills offers an accessible and comprehensive analysis of the term 'discourse' and explores the theoretical assumptions underlying it. This handy, easy to follow pocket guidebook for students provides:* straightforward working definitions* historical developments of the term* studied analysis of Michel Foucault* discussion of the appropriation of the term 'discourse' by feminist theorists and post-colonial discourse theorists* examples of literary and non-literary texts to illustrate the use of 'discourse'.