Madness and civilization : a history of insanity in the Age of Reason / Michel Foucault ; translated from the French by Richard Howard.

Author/creator Foucault, Michel
Format Book
EditionVintage books edition.
PublicationNew York : Vintage Books, 1988.
Copyright Date©1965
Descriptionxiii, 299 pages ; 21 cm
Subjects

Uniform titleFolie et déraison. Selections. English
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 -- Conclusion.
Abstract Traces the literary, philosophical, and moral themes of madness as well as its social and theological impact in the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries.
General noteAbridged translation of Folie et déraison: Histoire de la folie à l'âge classique.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Issued in other formOnline version: Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984. Folie et déraison. English. Madness and civilization. New York : Vintage Books 1988, ©1965
Genre/formStudent Collection.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 72010582
ISBN067972110X (paperback)
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