Abnormal
Lectures at the College De France, 1974-1975
Book
Paperback/Softback
978-1-84467-547-0 (ISBN)
Description
"Abnormal" examines the role of psychiatry in modern criminal justice. Foucault shows how and why defining "abnormality" and "normality" were prerogatives of power in the nineteenth century, shaping institutions, from the prison system to the family.
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Language
French
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Adult education
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84467-547-0 (9781844675470)
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Persons
Michel Foucault is acknowledged as the preeminent French philosopher and social theorist. He continues to have enormous impact throughout the world in many disciplines. His works include Madness and Civilization, The History of Sexuality and Discipline and Punish.