Madness and Civilization

Madness and Civilization
Author : Michel Foucault
Publisher : Psychology Press
Total Pages : 310
Release : 2001
ISBN 10 : 0415253853
ISBN 13 : 9780415253857
Language : EN, FR, DE, ES & NL
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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.

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