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Interactive Oral History Interviewing

  • Edited by Eva M. McMahan, and Kim Lacy Rogers.

Published December 2011

The essays in this anthology represent, in the broadest sense, an interpretive perspective of inquiry that has flourished in oral history for the past 15 years. This perspective considers oral history interviews as subjective, socially constructed and emergent events; that is, understanding,…
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Handbook of the History of Social Psychology

Handbook of the History of Social Psychology
  • Edited by Arie W. Kruglanski, and Wolfgang Stroebe.

Published November 2011

For the first time in the history of social psychology, we have a handbook on the history of social psychology. In it, leading luminaries in the field present their take on how research in their own domains has unfolded, on the scientists whose impact shaped the research agendas in the different…
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A Brief History of Psychology

A Brief History of Psychology
  • By Michael Wertheimer.

Published October 2011

This brief, inexpensive text offers the utmost in flexibility in teaching the history of psychology. Used as a stand-alone text or with readers, this engaging book is noted for its analysis of the scientific and philosophical emergence of the field. Readers appreciate the book’s balanced coverage…
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Portraits of Pioneers in Developmental Psychology

Portraits of Pioneers in Developmental Psychology
  • Edited by Wade Pickren, Donald A. Dewsbury and Michael Wertheimer.

Published October 2011

Utilizing an informal, sometimes humorous style of writing, this book brings to life 16 developmental psychologists who made a significant contribution to their field. Written by noted scholars, each chapter provides a glimpse into the personal and scholarly lives of these innovative "pioneers".…
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Exhibiting Madness in Museums

Remembering Psychiatry Through Collection and Display

Exhibiting Madness in Museums
  • Edited by Catharine Coleborne, and Dolly MacKinnon.

Published June 2011

While much has been written on the history of psychiatry, remarkably little has been written about psychiatric collections or curating. Exhibiting Madness in Museums offers a comparative history of independent and institutional collections of psychiatric objects in Australia, New Zealand, Canada…
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Revitalizing Political Psychology

The Legacy of Harold D. Lasswell

Revitalizing Political Psychology
  • By William Ascher, and Barbara Hirschfelder-Ascher.

Published April 2010

The goal of this book is to recapture the diminished roles of affect, psychological needs, and the psychodynamic mechanisms that are crucial for understanding political behavior by explaining and extending the contributions of Harold D. Lasswell, the dominant figure in political psychology in…
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Putting Psychology in its Place, 3rd Edition

Critical Historical Perspectives

Putting Psychology in its Place, 3rd Edition
  • By Graham Richards.

Published December 2009

The third edition of Putting Psychology In Its Place builds on the previous two editions, introducing the history of Psychology and placing the discipline within a historical context. It aims both to answer and raise questions about the role of Psychology in modern society, by critically examining…
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An Introduction to Theories of Personality

7th Edition

An Introduction to Theories of Personality
  • By Robert B. Ewen.

Published October 2009

This 7th Edition helps students unravel the mysteries of human behavior through its highly readable introduction to the ideas of the most significant personality theorists. Engaging biographical sketches begin each chapter, and unique capsule summaries help students review key concepts. …
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Psychology: IUPsyS Global Resource (Edition 2009)

Psychology: IUPsyS Global Resource (Edition 2009)
  • Edited by Danny Wedding, and Michael J. Stevens.

Published April 2009

Psychology: IUPsyS Global Resource, Edition 2009 is the updated version of the 2008 Edition. It is a set of resource tools containing information about all aspects of Psychology around the world. Every year, new material is added to the CD-ROM and existing sections updated and/or expanded. It is an…
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Darwin and the Naked Lady

Discursive Essays on Biology and Art

  • By Alex Comfort.

Published August 2008

Originally published in 1961. The essays in this volume focus on the awareness of science and art, evolution and Freudian psychology. Besides the chapter on Darwin and Freud, the author discusses criticism, the fantasy element in drama and popular literature, the history of the novel, the…
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