Penguins on the Couch

Penguin Books and the Psychologization of Britain, c.1945-c.1980

von Gavin Miller

75 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Penguin Books' extensive and affordable non-fiction list brought psychological ideas to a mass-market British readership. Even modestly successful titles sold thousands of copies per annum, while best sellers could sell hundreds of thousands over their lifetime. Covering a period from the mid-1940s to around 1980, Penguins on the Couch shows how psychological ideas were filtered and shaped by the inner life of Penguin Books as a commercial publisher with a commitment to professionalism, public education, and progressive politics. Penguin supplied and built a market for psychological knowledge in an era when these ideas were increasingly important - in clinical settings, in childcare and education, in progressive politics, and in the need to make sense of one's life as an autonomous individual.

• Reihe: Elements in Publishing and Book Culture
• Themen: Wirtschaftswissenschaft, Finanzen, Betriebswirtschaft und Management Industrien und Branchenstudien Medien-, Unterhaltungs-, Informations- und Kommunikationsindustrie Verlagswesen und Buchhandel, Presse und Journalismus Verlag und Buchhandel
• ISBN: 9781009487566
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.08.2026
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press