Bibliograph

Ruling minds, psychology in the British empire, Erik Linstrum

Type

Label

Ruling minds, psychology in the British empire, Erik Linstrum

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ruling minds

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

925305731

Responsibility statement

Erik Linstrum

Series statement

Ebsco eBook Collection

Sub title

psychology in the British empire

Summary

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.--, Provided by Publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction I. Minds 1. The Laboratory in the Field: Inventing Imperial Psychology 2. A Dream Dictionary for the World: The Globalization of the Unconscious II. Tests 3. Meritocracy or Master Race? The Origins of Mental Testing in the British Empire 4. Square Pegs and Round Holes: Aptitude Testing in the Barracks and Beyond III. Experts 5. The Truth about Hearts and Minds: Development and Counterinsurgency in the Postwar Empire 6. Psychology beyond Empire: Global Expertise and the Postcolonial Mind Conclusion Notes Acknowledgments Index

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