{"product_id":"abnormal-lectures-at-the-college-de-france-1974-1975-paperback-1","title":"Abnormal: Lectures at the College de France 1974-1975 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichel Foucault\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom 1971 until his death in 1984, Foucault gave public lectures at the world-famous College de France. Attended by thousands, these were seminal events in the world of French letters. Picador is proud to be publishing the lectures in thirteen volumes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The lectures comprising \u003ci\u003eAbnormal\u003c\/i\u003e 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. Building on the themes of societal self-defense in Society Must Be Defended, Foucault shows how and why defining abnormality and normality were prerogatives of power in the nineteenth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The College de France lectures add immeasurably to our appreciation of Foucault's work and offer a unique window into his thinking.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe works of \u003cb\u003eMichel Foucault \u003c\/b\u003einclude\u003ci\u003e Madness and Civilization\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe History of Sexuality\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDiscipline and Punish\u003c\/i\u003e. Series editor \u003cb\u003eArnold I. Davidson\u003c\/b\u003e teaches at the University of Chicago and is executive editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eCritical Inquiry\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 374\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52715046633779,"sku":"9780312424053","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VjRTNElkUFQxWmtia1JSYStrbVZJdz09_6bc47c3c-f379-4e19-a025-912439608d6c.webp?v=1763589642","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/abnormal-lectures-at-the-college-de-france-1974-1975-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}