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Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason
January 1, 1961Psychology Press310 pagesNo grades yet
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This text is a classic of French post-structuralist scholarship and is widely recommended on humanities courses across a variety of disciplines. Foucault's analysis of psychology is a devastating critique of the common understanding of insanity.
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