Phrenology in practice: science as self-knowledge in the nineteenth century
Auteur :
Bittel, Carla
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781009335515
Date de publication :
31 janv. 2027
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Phrenology – now dismissed and discredited – was a popular knowledge system in the nineteenth century. Looking beyond its theoretical history, Carla Bittel uncovers how its real users adopted, adapted, and resisted phrenology in their pursuit of self-knowledge, with disconcerting implications for our modern preoccupation with self-improvement.