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 |
| Edition | Vintage books edition. |
| Publication | New York : Vintage Books, 1988. |
| Copyright Date | ©1965 |
| Description | xiii, 299 pages ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Folie 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 note | Abridged translation of Folie et déraison: Histoire de la folie à l'âge classique. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984. Folie et déraison. English. Madness and civilization. New York : Vintage Books 1988, ©1965 |
| Genre/form | Student Collection. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 72010582 |
| ISBN | 067972110X (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9780679721109 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 039471914X |
| ISBN | 9780394719146 |