Madness and Civilization
A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason
by Michel Foucault
This text is a classic of French post-structuralist scholarship and is widely recommended on humanities courses across a variety of disciplines. Foucault's analysis of psychology is a devastating critique of the common understanding of insanity.
Published:2001
ISBN:9780415253857
Genre:Mental illness
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