Ruling Minds
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, History, British, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| Author: | Erik Linstrum | ISBN: | 9780674915305 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | January 4, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Erik Linstrum |
| ISBN: | 9780674915305 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | January 4, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
The British Empire used intelligence tests, laboratory studies, and psychoanalysis to measure and manage the minds of subjects in distant cultures. Challenging assumptions about the role of scientific knowledge in the exercise of power, Erik Linstrum shows that psychology did more to reveal the limits of imperial authority than to strengthen it.
The British Empire used intelligence tests, laboratory studies, and psychoanalysis to measure and manage the minds of subjects in distant cultures. Challenging assumptions about the role of scientific knowledge in the exercise of power, Erik Linstrum shows that psychology did more to reveal the limits of imperial authority than to strengthen it.
