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Psychology and its cities : a new history of early American psychology

Title
Psychology and its cities : a new history of early American psychology / Christopher D. Green.
Author
Green, Christopher D.
Publication
  • New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
  • ©2019

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Description
xii, 425 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm
Summary
Within the social and political upheaval of American cities in the decades surrounding the turn of the 20th century, a new scientific discipline, psychology, strove to carve out a place for itself. In this new history of early American psychology, Christompher D. Green highlights the urban contexts in which much of early American psychology developed and tells the stories of well-known early psychologists, including William James, G. Stanley Hall, John Dewey, and James McKeen Cattell, detailing how early psychologists attempted to alleviate the turmoil around them. American psychologists sought out the daunting intellectual, emotional, and social challenged that were threatening to destabilize the nation's burgeoning urban areas and proposed novel solutions, sometimes to positive and sometimes to negative effect. Their contributions helped develop our modern ideas about the mind, person, and society. This book is ideal for scholars and students interested in the history of psychology--back cover.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction -- 1. New York City, Birthplace of William James -- 2. Granville Stanley Hall: The Farmboy Goes to Gotham -- 3. William James Comes to Harvard -- 4. James and Hall Meet -- 5. Baltimore and the Johns Hopkins University -- 6. Chicago -- 7. The Formation of Psychology's "Schools" -- 8. Psychology in New York and Boston in the 1890s -- 9. The Dawn of the 20th Century -- 10. Psychology on the Public Stage -- Epilogue.
Call Number
JFE 18-9549
ISBN
  • 9781138059436
  • 1138059439
  • 9781138059429
  • 1138059420
LCCN
  • 2018008802
  • 40028478246
OCLC
1023779486
Author
Green, Christopher D., author.
Title
Psychology and its cities : a new history of early American psychology / Christopher D. Green.
Publisher
New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
Copyright Date
©2019
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Standard Identifier
40028478246
Research Call Number
JFE 18-9549
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