Ruling Minds
Download or Read eBook Ruling Minds PDF written by Erik Linstrum and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2016-01-04 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Erik Linstrum |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2016-01-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674088665 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674088662 |
Rating | : 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Ruling Minds by : Erik Linstrum
Book excerpt: 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.