The Thin Bleu Line
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The Influence of Foucault on Mental Illness
Foucault's book shaped other cultural changes that in turn did shape laws. By the 80s, when Michael became sick, it was obvious to everybody that something had gone terribly wrong because there were severely ill people visible and once they had not been. But I would just go back to say one thing, which is that long before Foucault, what was so extraordinary about this is how connected everything was.
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