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COVER IS WORN, PAGES ARE LIGHTLY TANNED, THIS BOOK IS ROUGH. IT IS OK FOR PERSONAL USE IF YOU WANT TO SAVE SOME MONEY BUT DO NOT GIVE AS A GIFT. Good reading copy. 
Paperback, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in fair all round condition, suitable as a study copy. pp., 300grams, ISBN: 0422751707. 
1973; Mass Market Paperback; No notes/hiliting; Clean pages; Lightly edgeworn cover; No dog-ears; Strong binding; cover is lightly scuffed and faded from age. 
Used paperback in very good condition, large inscription on inside page, little shelf wear, all pages fine. 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 Foulcault seeks to answer by studying madness from 1500 to 1800. 
Very Good with moderate wear to covers and no marks to text. Light toning to pages. Lit Theory. 
Tightly bound, clean copy, but very age-browned. One page has deliberate dog ear. Cover has several creases, surface and edge wear.; 12mo 7"-7+" tall. 
Very Good Illustrated white/black wraps. General shelfwear to cover. 
299 Pages. April 1973 Edition of a 1965 copyright. Owner's name on front endpaper. Some marginal notes and underlining on the first 40 pages and about 10 pages either side of page 40 had a paperclip bookmark as evidence by some wrinkling at the top of those pages. Beyond that is a tight book with some light age-tanning to the page borders. How to define madness is the question that French psychologist and philosopher 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 peopole began to be considered a threat, asylums were built for the first itme and a wall wa erected between the insane and the rest of humanity. Contents in Nine Chapters: Stultifera Navis, The Great Confinement, The Insane, Passion and Delirium, Aspects of Madness, Doctors and Patients, The Great Fear, The New Division, and The Birth of the Asylum. Plus Conclusion Notes. 
Introduction by david cooper, preface 1. stultifera navis 2. the great confinement 3. the insane 4. passion and delirium 5. aspects of madness 6. doctors and patients 7. the great fear 8. the new division 9. the birth of the asylum, conclusion, notes in this classic account of madness, michel foucault shows once and for all why he is one of the most distinguished european philosophers since the end of world war ii. in this classic account of madness, michel foucault shows once and for all why he is one of the most distinguished european philosophers since the end of world war ii. madness and civilization, foucault's first book and his finest accomplishment, will change the way in which you think about society. evoking shock, pity and fascination, it might also make you question the way you think about yourself. (Paperback) 
Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. 
(352 pages) in this classic account of madness, michel foucault shows once and for all why he is one of the most distinguished european philosophers since the end of world war ii. edition new ed (Paperback) 
In this classic account of madness, Michel Foucault shows once and for all why he is one of the most distinguished European philosophers since the end of World War II. 
xiii, 299 pp, introduction, preface, 9 chapters, conclusion, notes. Translation of Folie et deraison; histoire de la folie. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia in text. Wraps. ~Click on BOOKSTORES to browse our extensive listings of similar titles in Philosophy~ 
Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. In this classic account of madness, Michel Foucault shows once and for all why he is one of the most distinguished European philosophers since the end of World War II. His influence dominates contemporary thinking. Madness and Civilization is Foucault's first book, and his finest accomplishment. ISBN10: 0415253853. 