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Cover 1 Title 4 Copyright 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 Introduction 12 Part I: Minds 22 Chapter 1. The Laboratory in the Field: Inventing Imperial Psychology 24 Chapter 2. A Dream Dictionary for the World: The Globalization of the Unconscious 54 Part II: Tests 92 Chapter 3. Meritocracy or Master Race?: The Origins of Mental Testing in the British Empire 94 Chapter 4. Square Pegs and Round Holes: Aptitude Testing in the Barracks and Beyond 127 Part III: Experts 164 Chapter 5. The Truth about Hearts and Minds: Development and Counterinsurgency in the Postwar Empire 166 Chapter 6. Psychology beyond Empire: Global Expertise and the Postcolonial Mind 200 Conclusion 228 Notes 232 Acknowledgments 306 Index 308
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