Roy Porter eBooks

The rise of the asylum constitutes one of the most profound, and controversial, events in the history of medicine. Recently, academics around the world have begun to direct their attention to the origins >>

Though Foucault is now widely taught in universities, his writings are notoriously difficult. This vital guide critically examines the implications of his work for students and researchers across the range >>

Scholars in modern languages and literature have enthusiastically embraced the use of the "personal voice", explicitly autobiographical intervention within the act of criticism. However, on both sides >>