{"product_id":"materials-of-the-mind-james-poskett-9780226820644","title":"Materials of the Mind: Phrenology, Race, and the Global History of Science, 1815-1920","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis is not only the first global history of nineteenth-century science but the first global history of phrenology.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Phrenology was the most popular mental science of the Victorian age. From American senators to Indian social reformers, this new mental science found supporters around the globe. \u003ci\u003eMaterials of the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of how phrenology changed the world--and how the world changed phrenology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is a story of skulls from the Arctic, plaster casts from Haiti, books from Bengal, and letters from the Pacific. Drawing on far-flung museum and archival collections, and addressing sources in six different languages, \u003ci\u003eMaterials of the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e is an impressively innovative account of science in the nineteenth century as part of global history. It shows how the circulation of material culture underpinned the emergence of a new materialist philosophy of the mind, while also demonstrating how a global approach to history can help us reassess issues such as race, technology, and politics today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Poskett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226820645\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226820644\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.85d","brand":"James Poskett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981759938815,"sku":"9780226820644","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_af3d3fa3-d77d-4fda-bdaf-dde2d2ff8220.jpg?v=1683257383","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/materials-of-the-mind-james-poskett-9780226820644","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}