The Cultural Meaning of Popular Science - Phrenology and the Organization of Consent in Nineteenth-Century Britain - Roger Cooter - Paperback Bog -
Brand: Cambridge University Press
Description
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.
