Ruling minds : psychology in the British empire / Erik Linstrum.

  • Linstrum, Erik, 1983-
Date:
2016
  • Books

About this work

Publication/Creation

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.

Physical description

309 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Contents

The Laboratory in the Field: Inventing Imperial Psychology -- A Dream Dictionary for the World: The Globalization of the Unconscious -- Meritocracy or Master Race? The Origins of Mental Testing in the British Empire -- Square Pegs and Round Holes: Aptitude Testing in the Barracks and Beyond -- The Truth about Hearts and Minds: Development and Counterinsurgency in the Postwar Empire -- Psychology beyond Empire: Global Expertise and the Postcolonial Mind.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    PX.AA8-9.4
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ISBN

  • 9780674088665
  • 0674088662