Biographical Dictionary of Psychology (Routledge World Reference) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415285615 ISBN 13: 9780415285612

Publisher: Routledge, 2002

Synopsis

First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

About this title

About the Author:

Noel Sheehy has been Professor of Psychology at Queen's University, Belfast since 1992. He is editor of Current Psychology and with Tony Chapman co-edits the International Library of Critical Writings in Psychology. Tony Chapman has been Professor of Psychology at the University of Leeds since 1983. His 150 or so major works include 15 books; and he has edited 3 book series and the British Journal of Psychology. Wendy Conroy is a freelance editor.

From Library Journal:

By surveying histories, psychology encyclopedias, introductory textbooks, and the awards lists of psychological associations, the editors?two British professors of psychology and an Irish journalist?have compiled the biographical details of 500 persons who made important contributions to modern psychology from the mid-19th century to the early 1990s. Signed entries, written by an international team of contributors, vary in length from a paragraph to several pages for prominent individuals. Though the editors attempted worldwide representation, the majority of individuals profiled are European or North American. Each entry gives name, date and place of birth and death, nationality, main area of interest in psychology, education, appointments, honors and awards, principal publications, further reading (sources of critical, appreciative, or analytical accounts of the person's main work), intellectual development, and main ideas, including an assessment of influence. The volume concludes with four indexes: by name, interests (using the American Psychological Association categories), institution, and key terms and concepts. Unfortunately, the choice to emphasize academic and professional work excludes individuals who have distinguished themselves in popular and applied psychology. Still, this well-organized work is much more up-to-date than comparable resources, and the entries are well written, hitting all the salient points. Recommended for academic and large public libraries.?Lucille M. Boone, San Jose P.L., Cal.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0415285615
• ISBN 13: 9780415285612
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 698
• Editor: Chapman Antony J., Conroy Wendy, Sheehy Noel