Cultural Meaning of Popular Science Phrenology And the Organization of Consent in Nineteenth-Century Britain

This study of the popularity of phrenology in the second quarter of the nineteenth century concentrates on the social and ideological functions of science during the consolidation of urban industrial society. It is influenced by Foucault, by recent work in the history and sociology of science, by critical theory, and by cultural anthropology.Cooter, Roger is the author of 'Cultural Meaning of Popular Science Phrenology And the Organization of Consent in Nineteenth-Century Britain', published 2005 under ISBN 9780521673297 and ISBN 0521673291.