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Murders and Madness

- Medicine, Law, and Society in the Fin de Siecle

About Murders and Madness

A study of the debate surrounding crime and madness in France from 1840-1914, which argues that the French penal system was undermined by psychiatric theories of human behaviour and sociological interpretations of crime. Case studies are featured on which this discussion was based.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780198229919
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 376
  • Published:
  • June 29, 1989
  • Dimensions:
  • 147x226x29 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 645 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: July 26, 2024

Description of Murders and Madness

A study of the debate surrounding crime and madness in France from 1840-1914, which argues that the French penal system was undermined by psychiatric theories of human behaviour and sociological interpretations of crime. Case studies are featured on which this discussion was based.

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