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Madness and Civilization - by Michel Foucault (Paperback)
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- Michel Foucault examines the archeology of madness in the West from 1500 to 1800 - from the late Middle Ages, when insanity was still considered part of everyday life and fools and lunatics walked the streets freely, to the time when such people began to be considered a threat, asylums were first built, and walls were erected between the "insane" and the rest of humanity.
- About the Author: Michel Foucault was born in Poitiers, France, in 1926.
- 320 Pages
- Philosophy, History & Surveys
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Translation of Folie et deraison, histoire de la folie.Book Synopsis
Michel Foucault examines the archeology of madness in the West from 1500 to 1800 - from the late Middle Ages, when insanity was still considered part of everyday life and fools and lunatics walked the streets freely, to the time when such people began to be considered a threat, asylums were first built, and walls were erected between the "insane" and the rest of humanity.Review Quotes
"Superb scholarship rendered with artistry" --The Nation
About the Author
Michel Foucault was born in Poitiers, France, in 1926. He lecturerd in universities throughout the world; served as director at the Institut Francais in Hamburg, Germany and at the Institut de Philosophi at the Faculte des Lettres in the University of Clermont-Ferrand, France; and wrote frequently for French newspapers and reviews. At the time of his death in 1984, he held a chair at France's most prestigious institutions, the College de France.Dimensions (Overall): 8.06 Inches (H) x 5.24 Inches (W) x .61 Inches (D)
Weight: .58 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 320
Genre: Philosophy
Sub-Genre: History & Surveys
Publisher: Vintage
Format: Paperback
Author: Michel Foucault
Language: English
Street Date: November 28, 1988
TCIN: 53742714
UPC: 9780679721109
Item Number (DPCI): 248-01-6844
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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