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

Michel Foucault

Language: English

Publisher: Vintage

Published: Dec 31, 1960

Description:

Perhaps the French philosopher's masterpiece, which is concerned with an extraordinary question: What does it mean to be mad?

Review

'Michel Foucault's Madness and Civilization has been, without a shadow of a doubt, the most original, influential, and controversial text in this field during the last forty years. It remains as challenging now as on first publication.' - Roy Porter

Language Notes

Text: English, French (translation)