9780226626758-022662675X-Materials of the Mind: Phrenology, Race, and the Global History of Science, 1815-1920

Materials of the Mind: Phrenology, Race, and the Global History of Science, 1815-1920

ISBN-13: 9780226626758
ISBN-10: 022662675X
Edition: First Edition
Author: James Poskett
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover 373 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780226626758
ISBN-10: 022662675X
Edition: First Edition
Author: James Poskett
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover 373 pages

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Materials of the Mind: Phrenology, Race, and the Global History of Science, 1815-1920 (ISBN-13: 9780226626758 and ISBN-10: 022662675X), written by authors James Poskett, was published by University of Chicago Press in 2019. With an overall rating of 3.8 stars, it's a notable title among other Great Britain (European History, History & Philosophy) books. You can easily purchase or rent Materials of the Mind: Phrenology, Race, and the Global History of Science, 1815-1920 (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Great Britain books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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Phrenology was the most popular mental science of the Victorian age. From American senators to Indian social reformers, this new mental science found supporters around the globe. Materials of the Mind tells the story of how phrenology changed the world—and how the world changed phrenology.

This is a story of skulls from the Arctic, plaster casts from Haiti, books from Bengal, and letters from the Pacific. Drawing on far-flung museum and archival collections, and addressing sources in six different languages, Materials of the Mind is an impressively innovative account of science in the nineteenth century as part of global history. It shows how the circulation of material culture underpinned the emergence of a new materialist philosophy of the mind, while also demonstrating how a global approach to history can help us reassess issues such as race, technology, and politics today.

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