'For anyone that has spent years rowing off into
convoluted estuaries, and would like an entertaining and
useful chart to remind them of River Psychology as a
whole, I thoroughly recommend this book' - The
Psychologist 'This is a highly enjoyable, erudite and
beautifully written manuscript. It conveys a rare depth
of understanding and ability to strike at the core
debates. The lively style, concentration on the biopic,
use of text features such as links between names, and
formal division of each sub-section will all appeal...I
have taught History of Psychology for nearly 6 years.
This text will prove for more palatable to students than
any of the competitors' - Dr Steve Brown, Loughborough
University 'This book is well-written. It is clever,
flowing and engaging. The balance between biography and
contribution is excellent and makes it almost
un-put-downable' - Professor Adrian Furnham, University
College London The 20th Century was rich in attempts to
characterize and explain psychological phenomena and so
to understand the human mind. These projects were
undertaken by a huge and diverse list of characters from
B F Skinner to James Gibson, from Gordon Allport to Hans
Eysenck.It is important for every student of psychology,
wherever they might be in the world, to understand the
classic scholars, the classic studies, and the
subsequent generations of people and ideas that have
come to define the broad discipline that is
'psychology'. This book achieves this in the most
accessible and engaging manner possible. Rom Harre
presents a unique textbook orientation, combining the
biopic with the significance of the major protagonists
of the last century, organized by 'schools of thought',
yet with cross-references throughout the text. |
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