Fantasy and reality in history [[electronic resource] /] / Peter Loewenberg

• Autore: Loewenberg Peter <1933->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1995
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (246 p.)
• Disciplina: 901.9; 901/.9
• Soggetto topico: Psychohistory; Irrationalism (Philosophy)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction: On Psychohistorical Method; I: PSYCHOANALYSIS, SOCIAL STRUCTURE, AND CULTURE; 1. Why Social Science Needs Psychoanalysis: From Weber to Freud; 2. The Pagan Freud; 3. Sigmund Freud's Psychosocial Identity; 4. The Creation of a Scientific Community: The Burghölzli, 1902-1914; II: POLITICAL LEADERSHIP AND THE IRRATIONAL; 5. Gladstone, Sin, and the Bulgarian Horrors; 6. The Murder and Mythification of Walther Rathenau; 7. Karl Renner and the Politics of Accommodation: Moderation versus Revenge; 8. The Inner World of Vladimir Zhirinovsky: The Self-Presentation of a ""Hero"" ; III: PSYCHODYNAMICS AND THE SOCIAL PROCESS9. Anxiety in History; 10. Racism in Comparative Historical Perspective; 11. The Psychodynamics of Nationalism; 12. Crisis Management: From Therapy to Government and from the Oval Office to the Couch; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: Integrating history, political psychology and psychoanalysis, this study examines the psycho-sexual conflicts of charismatic political leaders, including Gladstone and Zhirinovsky. It explores individual and social anxiety, racism and nationalism.
• Titolo autorizzato: Fantasy and reality in history
• ISBN: 0-19-771297-5; 1-280-52550-9; 0-19-536189-X; 1-4294-0634-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777306303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II