Penguins on the Couch : Penguin Books and the Psychologization of Britain, c.1945–c.1980
by
Gavin Miller
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Elements in Publishing and Book Culture
ISBN-10
1009487566
ISBN-13
9781009487566
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 30th, 2026
Print length
75 Pages
Product Classification:
PsychologyPublishing industry & book tradePublishing and book tradePsychiatryPsychiatry
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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 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.
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