9781847921888 - Headhunters by Ben Shephard (17 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Headhunters: The Search for a Science of the Mind This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .

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Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. How did the human brain evolve? Why did it evolve as it did? What is mans place in evolution? In the final decades of the nineteenth century, these questions began to occupy scientists. With Darwins theory of evolution now accepted, modern neuroscience began. Headhunters traces the intellectual journey of four men who met at Cambridge in the 1890s and whose lives interlinked for the next three decades William Rivers, Grafton Elliot Smith, Charles Myers and William McDougall. It follows their voyages of discovery, taking the reader from anthropological field studies in Melanesia and archaeological excavations in Egypt to the psychiatric wards of the First World War. Their work ranged across fields that today carry a variety of labels neurology, psychology, psychiatry, zoology but which for these men formed part of the same enquiry: the search for a science of the mind. A narrative-driven work of intellectual history and a compelling biographical study, Headhunters explores the big ideas about the brain, the nervous system and mans place in history. In the process the book reveals how science actually works the passions, the irrational flashes, the moments of insight; the big ideas that work and the big ideas that turn out to be wrong. Acclaimed historian Ben Shephard takes the reader on an extraordinary intellectual journey and arrives at some very modern destinations. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First UK edition, fine in a near fine dust jacket. The jacket has just a touch of wear at the top of the rear panel. Includes a section of b&w photographs, abbreviations, endnotes, and an index; 323 pages. A scientific and historical look at the development of the human brain and man's place in history. 0.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Stiff unmarked book in crisp dust jacket; about new. ; 9.6 X 6.5 X 1.4 inches; 323 pages.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. With Dust Cover. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Hardback. How did the human brain evolve? Why did it evolve as it did? What is man's place in evolution? In the final decades of the nineteenth century, these questions began to occupy scientists. With Darwin's theory of evolution now accepted, modern neuroscience began. Headhunters traces the intellectual journey of four men who met at Cambridge in the 1890s and whose lives interlinked for the next three decades - William Rivers, Grafton Elliot Smith, Charles Myers and William McDougall. It follows their voyages of discovery, taking the reader from anthropological field studies in Melanesia and archaeological excavations in Egypt to the psychiatric wards of the First World War. Their work ranged across fields that today carry a variety of labels - neurology, psychology, psychiatry, zoology - but which for these men formed part of the same enquiry: the search for a science of the mind. A narrative-driven work of intellectual history and a compelling biographical study, Headhunters explores the big ideas about the brain, the nervous system and man's place in history.In the process the book reveals how science actually works - the passions, the irrational flashes, the moments of insight; the big ideas that work - and the big ideas that turn out to be wrong. Acclaimed historian Ben Shephard takes the reader on an extraordinary intellectual journey - and arrives at some very modern destinations. 2014, First edition, first printing. A fine, unmarked copy in a near fine, unclipped d/w with only a short, repaired tear to the top edge of the rear pane., This is an unread copy. Scans available if required.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Black cloth with silver sp. lettering. (4 prelims)+ (3. maps) + 323, 16 photos on 8 page central block ex-pagination. Unclipped jacket, will add protective sleeve when ordered. Slipped in letter from publisher regarding complimentary copy. A critical history of British Psychology (and Anthropology) from the Torres Straits Expedition of 1898 to the death of C.S. Myers in 1946, and the conclusions to be drawn from this. Much biographical coverage of Rivers, Haddon, C.S. Myers, McDougall and Elliot Smith and vicissitudes of their theories and reputations. The best book on the topic so far. 16 cm x 24 cm.

Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. 8vo pp.323. book.