slight damage at bottom of spine, corners slightly bent, name in ink on first page, dated on title page, inside covers foxed, tops of first 8 pg (preface) have a very slight water stain - otherwise free of markings - clean, clear and square - 299 tanned pg.

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Title: Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason
Publisher: Vintage Books, New York, NY, USA
Publication Date: 1973
Language: English
ISBN 10: 039471914X
ISBN 13: 9780394719146
Binding: Trade Paperback
Edition: First Thus
Condition: Good +

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In recent years the question of madness and how to define it has become the centre of a great deal of discussion. This is the question the distinguished French psychologist and philosopher Michel Foucault seeks to answer by studying madness from 1500 to 1800 - from the Middle Ages when insanity was considered part of everyday life and fools and madmen walked the streets, to the point when these people began to be considered a threat, asylums were built for the first time, and a wall was erected between the insane and the rest of humanity.

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"Superb scholarship rendered with artistry" --The Nation

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