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Item Details
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ABNORMAL
LECTURES AT THE COLLEGE DE FRANCE 1974-75 |
| By: |
Michel Foucault, Graham Burchell (Trans) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£25.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1859845398 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781859845394 |
| Publisher: |
VERSO BOOKS |
| Pub. date: |
10 December, 2003 |
| Pages: |
288 |
| Translated from: |
French |
| Description: |
This series of lectures begins with an examination of the role of psychiatry in modern criminal justice, & its method of categorizing individuals who 'resemble their crime before they commit it'. Foucault shows why defining abnormality & normality were prerogatives of power. |
| Synopsis: |
Michel Foucault remains one of the towering intellectual figures of the last half century. Michel Foucault's works on sexuality, madness, the prison and medicine are classics and his example continues to challenge and inspire. The philosopher gave public lectures at the College de France from 1971 until his death in 1984 - these lectures were seminal events and created benchmarks for contemporary critical inquiry. The lectures comprising "Abnormal" begin by examining the role of psychiatry in modern criminal justice and its method of categorizing individuals who "resemble their crime before they commit it." Michel Foucault shows how and why defining "abnormality" and "normality" were prerogatives of power in the 19th century and shaped the institutions. The College de France lectures add to our appreciation of the philosopher's thought and offer a unique window into his way of thinking. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Verso Books |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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