Surprise Castle
/Books/History/European/Modern
Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason

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

by Michel Foucault
$14.99
$20.00
-25%
Quantity
01

Pay over time for orders over $35.00 with

Availability:In StockContributor:Michel FoucaultPublish date:1988-11-28Pages:320
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780679721109ISBN-10:067972110XUPC:9780679721109Book Category:Philosophy, HistoryBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, Europe, MovementsBook Topic:Modern, StructuralismSize:8.06 x 5.24 x 0.61 inchesWeight:0.5798Product ID:SCB4MBTMAE
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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780679721109ISBN-10:067972110XUPC:9780679721109Book Category:Philosophy, HistoryBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, Europe, MovementsBook Topic:Modern, StructuralismSize:8.06 x 5.24 x 0.61 inchesWeight:0.5798Product ID:SCB4MBTMAE
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.
Publisher: Vintage

Contributor(s)

Michel Foucault

Author

Michel Foucault

Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Returns accepted within 30 days of purchase.

Recently Viewed

View All