They then cut down a quantity of gum-tree leaves for a bed, and threw their rugs upon them ready for bed-time.

Mmm, I'd like to cut me some of that cake!

Foucault argues that this synthesis of particularity into universality represents the end of the discourse of ‘politics as war’, at least in this instance. It is a ‘self-dialecticalisation of historical discourse’ that marks ‘the elimination of war’s function as an analyser of historico(-)political processes, or at least its strict curtailment’ (Foucault, 2003b: p. 236).

Tourette syndrome is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by multiple tics. A tic is a sudden, rapid, repetitive, non-rhythmic movement (e.g. eye blinking) or vocalization (e.g. throat clearing).