"Learned [and] rewarding." —The New York Times Boot Review Philosophy/History/0-679-75334-6
MADNESS AND CIVILIZATION eng/ russ
A HISTORY OF INSANITY IN THE AGE OF REASON
What does it mean to be mad? In Madness and Civilization, Foucault examines the archaeology of madness in the West from 1500 to 1800—from the Middle Ages, when insanity was considered part of everyday life, to the time when such people began to be considered a threat.
"Superb scholarship rendered with artistry." —The Nation History/Psychology/0-679-72110-X
THE HISTORY OF SEXUALITY, VOLUME 1 / russ
AN INTRODUCTION
The dazzling, iconoclastic exploration of modern sexual history that has become required reading for students of philosophy, psychology, and cultural history.
"A disconcerting but ultimately compelling reversal of accepted ideas."
—Richard Poirier, The New York Times Book Review
Philosophy/0-679-72469-9
THE HISTORY OF SEXUALITY, VOLUME II / russ
THE USE OF PLEASURE
Foucault's brilliant sequel to The History of Sexuality, Volume I, analyzes the way sexuality was perceived in ancient Greece and discusses why sexual experience became a moral issue in the West.
"Breathtaking throughout...a tour de force." —Boston Globe Philosophy/0-679-75122-1
HISTORY OF SEXUALITY, VOLUME III / russ
THE CARE OF THE SELF
The third and final volume of Michel Foucault's widely acclaimed examination of "the experience of sexuality in Western society."
"A monument to the audacity and ambition of modern French scholarship and philosophy. He leaves us in his debt." —San Francisco Chronicle
History/Psychology/0-394-74115-2
DISCIPLINE AND PUNISH
THE BIRTH OF THE PRISON
In this brilliant study, Foucault sweeps aside centuries of sterile debate about prison reform and gives a highly provocative account of how penal institutions and the power to punish became a part of our lives.
"Must be reckoned with by humanists, social scientists and political activists."
—The Ness York Times Book Reviews
Philosophy/Criminology/0-394-72767-3
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