About the book
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.
Editions of Madness and Civilization
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780394719146
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780679721109
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307833105
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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.
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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.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Madness and Civilization?
History and Archaeology > History > European history
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Madness and Civilization?
Michel Foucault
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Madness and Civilization is available as paperback(ISBN 9780394719146) and paperback(ISBN 9780679721109) and ebook(ISBN 9780307833105)
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