书目

I, Pierre Riviere, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister, and My Brother：A Case of Parricide in the 19th Century

内容简介

Tofreehisfatherandhimselffromhismother'styranny,PierreRivièredecidedtokillher.OnJune3,1835,hewentinsidehissmallNormandyhousewithapruninghookandcuttodeathhismother,hiseighteen-year-oldsister,andhisseven-year-old

作者简介

MichelFoucault,authorofMadnessandCivilizationandDisciplineandPunish,collectedtherelevantdocumentsofthecase,includingmedicalandlegaltestimony,policerecords.andRivière'smemoir.TheRivièrecase,hepointsout,occurredatatimewhenmanyprofessionswerecontendingforstatusandpower.Medicalauthoritywaschallenginglaw,branchesofgovernmentwerevying.Foucault'sreconstructionofthecaseisabrilliantexplorationoftherootsofourcontemporaryviewsofmadness,justice,andcrime.

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