Madness: The Invention of an Idea by Michel Foucault

Madness: The Invention of an Idea

Michel Foucault

146 pages first pub 1954 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy psychology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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Michel Foucault's first exploration of insanity as a social construct--and his debut work of criticism, published nearly a decade before Madness and Civilization--Madness offers an invaluable lens through which to observe the seminal social critic...

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