William James, sciences of the mind, and anti-imperial discourse / Bernadette M. Baker, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Author/creator Baker, Bernadette M., 1968-
Format Book
PublicationNew York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Descriptionxii, 423 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Prologue -- Between the child's mind and the ghost : scientific objects and the contours of colonial authority -- Mind over matter? Psychology of associationism, tactic of education, and anthropology of native informant/s -- Exceptional (mental?) states : conscious/unconscious and self-regulation of the democratic citizen -- Richard Hodgson calling : spirit-return, biopower, and the mystical -- Rationality : always-already?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2012051617
ISBN9781107026957 (alk. paper)
ISBN1107026954 (alk. paper)
Standard identifier# 40022853100