Ruling minds :: psychology in the British empire /
At its zenith in the early twentieth century, the British Empire ruled nearly one-quarter of the world's inhabitants. As they worked to exercise power in diverse and distant cultures, British authorities relied to a surprising degree on the science of mind. Ruling Minds explores how psychology...
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| Zusammenfassung: | At its zenith in the early twentieth century, the British Empire ruled nearly one-quarter of the world's inhabitants. As they worked to exercise power in diverse and distant cultures, British authorities relied to a surprising degree on the science of mind. Ruling Minds explores how psychology opened up new possibilities for governing the empire. From the mental testing of workers and soldiers to the use of psychoanalysis in development plans and counterinsurgency strategy, psychology provided tools for measuring and managing the minds of imperial subjects. But it also led to unintended consequences. Following researchers, missionaries, and officials to the far corners of the globe, Erik Linstrum examines how they used intelligence tests, laboratory studies, and even dream analysis to chart abilities and emotions. Psychology seemed to offer portable and standardized forms of knowledge that could be applied to people everywhere. Yet it also unsettled basic assumptions of imperial rule. Some experiments undercut the racial hierarchies that propped up British dominance. Others failed to realized the orderly transformation of colonized societies that experts promised and officials hoped for. Challenging our assumptions about scientific knowledge and empire, Linstrum shows that psychology did more to expose the limits of imperial authority than to strengthen it. -- from dust jacket. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (309 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674089150 0674089154 |
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| spelling | Linstrum, Erik, 1983- author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJf49g8GKfwmRbBgbm3RKd http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2015046762 Ruling minds : psychology in the British empire / Erik Linstrum. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016. ©2016 1 online resource (309 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. At its zenith in the early twentieth century, the British Empire ruled nearly one-quarter of the world's inhabitants. As they worked to exercise power in diverse and distant cultures, British authorities relied to a surprising degree on the science of mind. Ruling Minds explores how psychology opened up new possibilities for governing the empire. From the mental testing of workers and soldiers to the use of psychoanalysis in development plans and counterinsurgency strategy, psychology provided tools for measuring and managing the minds of imperial subjects. But it also led to unintended consequences. Following researchers, missionaries, and officials to the far corners of the globe, Erik Linstrum examines how they used intelligence tests, laboratory studies, and even dream analysis to chart abilities and emotions. Psychology seemed to offer portable and standardized forms of knowledge that could be applied to people everywhere. Yet it also unsettled basic assumptions of imperial rule. Some experiments undercut the racial hierarchies that propped up British dominance. Others failed to realized the orderly transformation of colonized societies that experts promised and officials hoped for. Challenging our assumptions about scientific knowledge and empire, Linstrum shows that psychology did more to expose the limits of imperial authority than to strengthen it. -- from dust jacket. Print version record. Psychology Great Britain History. British Psychological testing. British Psychology. Great Britain Colonies Administration History. Psychology history Psychological Tests history United Kingdom Psychologie Grande-Bretagne Histoire. Britanniques Tests psychologiques. Britanniques Psychologie. Grande-Bretagne Colonies Administration Histoire. PSYCHOLOGY Reference. bisacsh HISTORY Modern 20th Century. bisacsh British colonies fast British Psychological testing fast British Psychology fast Colonies Administration fast Psychology fast Great Britain fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdmp7p3cx8hpmJ8HvmTpP Kolonialverwaltung gnd Psychologie gnd Großbritannien gnd History fast has work: Ruling minds (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCH7hyBjHkMWxx9Qm493Hbq https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Linstrum, Erik, 1983- Ruling minds. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016 9780674088665 0674088662 (DLC) 2015015035 (OCoLC)906121604 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1133820 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Linstrum, Erik, 1983- Ruling minds : psychology in the British empire / 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. Psychology Great Britain History. British Psychological testing. British Psychology. Psychology history Psychological Tests history Psychologie Grande-Bretagne Histoire. Britanniques Tests psychologiques. Britanniques Psychologie. PSYCHOLOGY Reference. bisacsh HISTORY Modern 20th Century. bisacsh British colonies fast British Psychological testing fast British Psychology fast Colonies Administration fast Psychology fast Kolonialverwaltung gnd Psychologie gnd |
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| title_full | Ruling minds : psychology in the British empire / Erik Linstrum. |
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| title_sub | psychology in the British empire / |
| topic | Psychology Great Britain History. British Psychological testing. British Psychology. Psychology history Psychological Tests history Psychologie Grande-Bretagne Histoire. Britanniques Tests psychologiques. Britanniques Psychologie. PSYCHOLOGY Reference. bisacsh HISTORY Modern 20th Century. bisacsh British colonies fast British Psychological testing fast British Psychology fast Colonies Administration fast Psychology fast Kolonialverwaltung gnd Psychologie gnd |
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