Margaret M. Crump offers the first thorough biography of British scientist and physician James Cowles Prichard (1786–1848), an intellectual giant in the developing human sciences, a pioneering psychiatric theorist, and Europe’s leading anthropologist during the first half of the nineteenth century.
Margaret M. Crump offers the first thorough biography of British scientist and physician James Cowles Prichard (1786–1848), an intellectual giant in the developing human sciences, a pioneering psychiatric theorist, and Europe’s leading anthropologist during the first half of the nineteenth century.
Margaret M. Crump is an independent scholar in nineteenth-century British intellectual and cultural history and works as an arts educator and artist in Bristol, United Kingdom.
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List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Apologia 1. Time and Place: A Bristol Quaker Childhood in a Turbulent World 2. “A Studious Turn of Mind”: Preparatory Medical Education 3. MD, Edin: Lernfreiheit in Scotland and Oxbridge 4. Citizen, Husband, Gentleman, Physician, and Scientist: Getting Established in Bristol, 1810–16 5. “Sharpening Their Wits upon the Carcasses of the Poor”: Working for Medical Charities 6. The Single Origin and Unity of Humankind: Creating British Anthropology, 1805–26 7. Epidemics, History, and Mythology: Building a Reputation in Bristol, 1817–22 8. Nervous Diseases: Neurology and Psychiatry, 1822–47 9. “Irksome Things”: Improving Bristol and Medical Practice, 1823–26 10. The Early Red Lodge Years: Improving Institutions and Publications, 1827–32 11. Life and Reputation at the Red Lodge: Family, Friends, and Science, 1833–39 12. New Scientists, New Organizations, New Ideas: Developing British Anthropology, 1833–48 13. Christian Humanitarian Anthropology: Publications, 1836–48, and Legacy 14. From the Red Lodge to Asylumdom: A New Career, 1839–45 15. Public Service and Private Misery: Living in London, 1845–48 Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Apologia 1. Time and Place: A Bristol Quaker Childhood in a Turbulent World 2. “A Studious Turn of Mind”: Preparatory Medical Education 3. MD, Edin: Lernfreiheit in Scotland and Oxbridge 4. Citizen, Husband, Gentleman, Physician, and Scientist: Getting Established in Bristol, 1810–16 5. “Sharpening Their Wits upon the Carcasses of the Poor”: Working for Medical Charities 6. The Single Origin and Unity of Humankind: Creating British Anthropology, 1805–26 7. Epidemics, History, and Mythology: Building a Reputation in Bristol, 1817–22 8. Nervous Diseases: Neurology and Psychiatry, 1822–47 9. “Irksome Things”: Improving Bristol and Medical Practice, 1823–26 10. The Early Red Lodge Years: Improving Institutions and Publications, 1827–32 11. Life and Reputation at the Red Lodge: Family, Friends, and Science, 1833–39 12. New Scientists, New Organizations, New Ideas: Developing British Anthropology, 1833–48 13. Christian Humanitarian Anthropology: Publications, 1836–48, and Legacy 14. From the Red Lodge to Asylumdom: A New Career, 1839–45 15. Public Service and Private Misery: Living in London, 1845–48 Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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