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

Title: Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason
Author: Michel Foucault
I9781720167662: 1708780
ISBN: 9780679721109
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 1988
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 320
Section: Philosophy | History & Surveys | Modern
Condition Note: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: 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.