Psychology in Britain Historical Essays and Personal Reflections [Paperback]

Drawing on more than 25 contributions, this new book presents both a historical and personal account of British psychology over the last century. The book is divided into two sections: Part 1 contains a collection of historical essays concentrating on institutional beginnings, practical concerns, individual projects and post-war developments. Part 2 looks at the professional reminiscences of 12 senior psychologists.List of tables and figures.

List of contributors.

Foreword.

Acknowledgements.

Introduction (Geoffrey C. Bunn).

Part I. Historical Essays.

1 Edward Cox, the Psychological Society of Great Britain (1875-1879) and the meanings of and institutional failure (Graham Richards).

2 A question of 'peculiar important': George Croom Robertson, Mind and the changing relationship between British psychology and philosophy (Francis Neary).

3 James Scully and scientific psychology, 1870-1910 (Lyubov G. Gurjeva).

4 Three steps to heaven: how the British Psychological Society attained its place in the sun (Sandy Lovie).

5 The popular, the practical and the professional: psychological identities in Britain, 1901-1950 (Mathew Thomson).

6 Psychology at war, 1914-1945 (Joanna Bourke).

7 The psychology of memory (Alan Collins).

8 Social psychology and social concern in 1930s Britain (Martin Roiser).

9 Pear and his peers (Alan Costall).

10 British psychology and psychoanalysis: the case of Susan Isaacs (Janet Sayers).

11 Physiology and psychology, ls¬