{"product_id":"abnormal-lectures-at-the-college-de-france-1974-1975-9780312424053","title":"Abnormal: Lectures at the College de France 1974-1975","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10359296\"\u003eMichel Foucault\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312424053\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312424051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI016000\"\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Surveys | Modern\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI034000\"\u003eSocial\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42669378044141,"sku":"9780312424053","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_3da476ad-52fa-44b8-ae05-3721885f337c.jpg?v=1747433913","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/abnormal-lectures-at-the-college-de-france-1974-1975-9780312424053","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}