▁felt ▁that ▁many ▁misunder stood ▁his ▁hypothesis . ▁He ▁soon ▁became ▁diss atisf ied ▁with ▁Gall im ard ▁after ▁being ▁off ended ▁by ▁senior ▁staff ▁member ▁Pierre ▁N ora . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Paul ▁V ey ne ▁and ▁François ▁Wahl , ▁Fou ca ult ▁launched ▁a ▁new ▁series ▁of ▁academic ▁books , ▁known ▁as ▁Des ▁travaux ▁( Some ▁Works ), ▁through ▁the ▁company ▁Se uil , ▁which ▁he ▁hoped ▁would ▁improve ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁academic ▁research ▁in ▁France . ▁He ▁also ▁produced ▁introdu ctions ▁for ▁the ▁mem oir s ▁of ▁Her cul ine ▁Bar bin ▁and ▁My ▁Secret ▁Life . ▁ ▁Fou ca ult ' s ▁Histoire ▁de ▁la ▁Sex ual ité : ▁la ▁volont é ▁de ▁sav oir ▁concentr ates ▁on ▁the ▁relation ▁between ▁truth ▁and ▁sex . ▁ ▁He ▁defines ▁truth ▁as ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁ordered ▁procedures ▁for ▁the ▁production , ▁distribution , ▁reg ulation , ▁circul ation , ▁and ▁operation ▁of ▁statements . ▁ ▁Through ▁this ▁system ▁of ▁truth , ▁power ▁structures ▁are ▁created ▁and ▁enfor ced . ▁Though ▁Fou ca ult ' s ▁definition ▁of ▁truth ▁may ▁differ ▁from ▁other ▁soci olog ists ▁before ▁and ▁after ▁him , ▁his ▁work ▁with ▁truth ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁power ▁structures , ▁such ▁as ▁sexual ity , ▁have ▁left ▁a ▁prof ound ▁mark ▁on ▁social ▁science ▁theory . ▁In ▁his ▁work , ▁he ▁exam ines ▁the ▁height ened ▁curiosity ▁regarding ▁sexual ity ▁that ▁induced ▁a ▁" world ▁of ▁per version " ▁during ▁the ▁el ite , ▁capital ist ▁ 1 8 th ▁and