Inhibition: History and Meaning in the Sciences of Mind and Brain by Smith, Roger - 1992-08-27

University of California Press, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of California Press, 1992. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of California Press, 1992. 1st printing. Crisp and unmarked. Full cloth binding. ix, 333pp. Dust jacket now in a new mylar cover. -- In everyday parlance, "inhibition" suggests repression, tight control, the opposite of freedom. In medicine and psychotherapy the term is commonplace, its definition understood. Relating how inhibition-the word and the concept-became a bridge between society at large and the natural sciences of mind and brain, Smith constructs an engagingly original history of our view of ourselves.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.

University of California Press, 1992-08-28. Hardcover. New. 0.9803 in x 9.2402 in x 6.2087 in.

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University of California Press, 1992. Hardcover. New. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches.

University of California Press, 1992-08-28. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. New. 1992. Hardcover. 0520075803 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** – – *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Text pristine, clean & unmarked, tight to spine - 333 pages. Book description: "In everyday parlance, `inhibition' suggests repression, tight control, the opposite of freedom. In medicine and psychotherapy the term is commonplace, its definition understood. Relating how inhibition--the word and the concept--became a bridge between society at large and the natural sciences of mind and brain, Smith constructs an engagingly original history of our view of ourselves. Not until the late nineteenth century did the term "inhibition" become common in English, connoting the dependency of reason and of civilization itself on the repression of `the beast within. ' This usage followed a century of Enlightenment thought about human nature and the nature of the… Read More