The Cultural Meaning of Popular Science - Phrenology and the Organization of Consent in Nineteenth-Century Britain (Paperback, New Ed)

This study of the popularity of phrenology in the second quarter of the nineteenth century concentrates on the social and ideological functions of science during the consolidation of urban industrial society. It is influenced by Foucault, by recent work in the history and sociology of science, by critical theory, and by cultural anthropology. The author analyses the impact of science on Victorian society across a spectrum from the intellectual establishment to working-class freethinkers and Owenite socialists. In doing so he provides the first extended treatment of the place and role of science among working-class radicals. The book also challenges attempts to establish neat demarcations between scientific ideas and their philosophical, theological and social contexts.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in the History of Medicine
Release date:	June 2005
First published:	1984
Authors:	Roger Cooter
Dimensions:	229 x 151 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	436
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-67329-7
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine
LSN:	0-521-67329-1
Barcode:	9780521673297

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