Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Presenting a german past 3. An accidental pychologist 4. Dimensions of personality 5. The biology of personality 6. Clinical partisan 7. Mr Controversial: The psychology of politics 8. Mr Controversial: Race and IQ 9. Smoking, cancer and the f-word 10. Conclusions Primary Sources Interviews

Promotional Information

Highly commended in the Basis of Medicine Category of the BMA Medical Book Awards 2011

About the Author

Rod Buchanan was born and educated in Melbourne, Australia. After a degree in science with a major in psychology, he took a Ph.D. in the history and philosophy of science from the University of Melbourne He has taught science and technology studies at Deakin University, Swinburne University of Technology, and Melbourne University. From 2001 to 2004 he was a Wellcome Trust Research Fellow at the University of Groningen. His previous writing has focussed on the
history of clinical psychology, psychiatry and personality testing.

Reviews

Playing with Fire is likely to be the definitive work on one of psychology's most controversial figures.
*William Tucker, ISIS*

Buchanan has succeeded beautifully and Playing with Fire is an outstanding scholarly achievement.
*Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences*

In a recent review of this book in The Psychologist, Michael Eysenck (2010) describes the content of the book as 'a remarkably accurate and comprehensive account of my father Hans Eysenck's life and research, indeed it is definitive... Unlike most other critics, Buchanan is scrupulously fair-minded in his assessments of my father's research'.
*Journal of Mental Health*

...authoritative...an extraordinarily carefully researched and crafted volume...
*John Hall, History of the Human Sciences*

Buchanan's book provides a remarkably accurate and comprehensive account of my father Hans Eysenck's life and research; indeed, it is definitive.
*Michael Eysenck, The Psychologist*

...the present work is extremely helpful in enabling both the pro and con of Eysenck's work to be evaluated...I give it five stars.
*Paul Magnussen, Amazon.co.uk*

This biography is a handsome piece of work, with copious, proper footnotes.
*Chris McManus, Times Literary Supplement*