Console and Classify Performance art and the Conference

and the Conference

And that's when things get complicated

one born in 1812 in England

Which job would you choose to do in Santa's workshop

But what happens when winning starts to feel like losing

Console and Classify Performance art and the ConferenceSince its publication in 1989, Console and Classify has become a classic work in the history of science and in French intellectual history. Now with a new afterword, this much cited and much discussed book gives readers the chance to revisit the rise of psychiatry in nineteenth century France, the shape it took and why, and its importance both then and in contemporary society.