Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason

Name: Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)
Author: Michel Foucault

Michel Foucault

Record Cover: Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason

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Bibliographic Data

STATUS: FINISHED

Pages Count	310
Publisher	UNKNOWN
Pub Date	1961-01-01
Date Archived	January 20, 2024
Registry ID	N/A

Summary

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.