Madness and civilization : a history of insanity in the Age of Reason
Michel Foucault (Author), Richard Howard (Translator)
"In recent years the question of madness and how to define it has become the centre of a great deal of discussion, partly social and psychological, partly judicial. In an historical analysis covering the period of approximately three centuries up to 1800, the author traces the changing pattern of social attitudes towards madness in Western European culture. Basing his study on extensive research into medical as well as theological thought, economics as well as literature, he has created a unique masterpiece of research, understanding and imagination." [Back cover]
Print Book, English, 1965
Pantheon Books, New York, 1965