Psychiatric Power

This is the first publication of Foucault's lectures, spanning from 1973-1974, focusing on the history of psychiatric practice.It is an original work by Foucault, one of the most influential thinkers of the last century. It is the first publication of these lectures, which are seen as benchmarks for contemporary critical inquiry, in English. The French editions of the lectures are sold in thousands.In this new addition to the "College de France Lecture Series", Michel Foucault explores the birth of psychiatry, examining Western society's division of 'mad' and 'sane' and how medicine and law influenced these attitudes. This seminal new work by a leading thinker of the modern age opens new vistas within historical and philosophical study.