Madness and civilization : a history of insanity in the Age of Reason / Michel Foucault ; translated from the French by Richard Howard.
Traces the literary, philosophical, and moral themes of madness as well as its social and theological impact in the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries.
Record details
- ISBN: 067972110X
- ISBN: 9780679721109
- Physical Description: xiii, 299 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: New York : Vintage Books, 1988, ©1965.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Abridged translation of Folie et déraison: Histoire de la folie à l'âge classique. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | "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. |
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Subject: | Psychiatry > History. Mental illness. Psychiatry > History > 1500-1800. Mental illness > History > 1500-1800. Mental Disorders > history. Psychiatry > history. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | RC 438 .F68 1988 | 30775305538747 | General Collection | Available | - |