Histories of the Normal and the Abnormal

Tackles the history of the terms normal and abnormal. This book features essays that explore these concepts from the perspectives of academic disciplines - rang... » 

Tackles the history of the terms normal and abnormal. This book features essays that explore these concepts from the perspectives of academic disciplines - ranging from art history to social history of medicine, literature, and anthropology. It also puts forward the ideas of philosophers such as Canguilhem, Foucault and others. «