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Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason
Madness and Civilization A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason
Author: Michel Foucault
In recent years the question of madness and how to define it has become the centre of a great deal of discussion. This is the question the distinguished French psychologist and philosopher Michel Foucault seeks to answer by studying madness from 1500 to 1800 - from the Middle Ages when insanity was considered part of everyday life and fools and...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780415040181
ISBN-10: 0415040183
Publication Date: 6/1/1971
Pages: 320
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Routledge
Book Type: Paperback
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