Blind trust : large groups and their leaders in times of crisis and terror / / Vamik Volkan

• Autore: Volkan Vamik D. <1932->
• Pubblicazione: Charlottesville, Virginia : , : Pitchstone Publishing, , [2004]; ©2004
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (369 p.)
• Disciplina: 302.4
• Soggetto topico: Group identity; Social psychology; Crises - Psychological aspects; Regression (Psychology); Trust; Civic leaders
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-350) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction : from the couch to the negotiating table -- The seven threads of large-group identity -- Regression : plunging back into a world of fear and desire -- Rituals that bind people together -- From Waco to the Bamian Valley -- From the Bamian Valley to the war in Iraq -- "A decisive trifle" -- Force of narcissism -- Leaders as teachers -- Albania : from regression to progression.
• Sommario/riassunto: Blind Trust is the culmination of more than three decades of profound immersion in the most pressing sociopolitical conflicts of our time, by the psychoanalyst with probably the most direct experience with such issues of any in the world. Author Vamik Volkan applies his knowledge of depth psychology to the turbulent and destructive human experiences in the current cauldrons of the greatest unrest and disaster throughout Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Illuminating the etiologic bases of war, revolution, massacres, and terror, as these have disturbed the world from ancient times
• Titolo autorizzato: Blind trust
• ISBN: 1-939578-81-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812942303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II