Madness and civilization : a history of insanity in the Age of Reason / Michel Foucault ; translated from the French by Richard Howard ; with an introduction by David Cooper
London : Routledge, 1999. Reprint. Fine paperback copy. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright and clean. Item #423831
ISBN: 0415040183
Physical description: 1 online resource (xiii, 299 pages) Series: Routledge classics. Contents: "Stultifera navis" - The great confinement - The insane - Passion and delirium - Aspects of madness - Doctors and patients - The great fear - The new division - The birth of the asylum. Subjects: Foucault, Michel 1926-1984. 18th century. Psychiatry History. Mental illness. Philosophy. Mental illness Treatment Evaluation. Mentally ill Care History. Philosophy, French. Insanity (Law). Medical history. Maladies mentales Histoire.
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