Murders and Madness Medicine, Law, and Society in the Fin de Siècle |
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| Author:
| Harris, Ruth |
| Series title: | Oxford Historical Monographs |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-820259-2 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1991 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Clarendon Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $61.00 |
Book Description:
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In this study of the debate on crime and madness in France between 1880 and 1914. Harris argues that the traditional bases of the French penal system were undermined at the time by psychiatric theories of human behaviour and new sociological interpretations of crime, which challenged legal concepts of free will and moral responsibility.
In this study of the debate on crime and madness in France between 1880 and 1914. Harris argues that the traditional bases of the French penal system were undermined at the time by psychiatric theories of human behaviour and new sociological interpretations of crime, which challenged legal concepts of free will and moral responsibility.