Psychopolitics [[electronic resource] ] : conversations with Trevor Cribben Merrill / / Jean-Michel Oughourlian ; translated by Trevor Cribben Merrill

• Autore: Oughourlian Jean-Michel
• Pubblicazione: East Lansing, MI, : Michigan State University Press, c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (110 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.01/9
• Soggetto topico: Political psychology
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MerrillTrevor Cribben
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Psychopolitics -- War and terrorism -- The war of the gods -- Mimetic rivalry on an international scale -- Politics and religion -- The apocalypse -- Is there any hope? -- In conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: For thousands of years, political leaders have unified communities by aligning them against common enemies. However, today more than ever, the search for "common" enemies results in anything but unanimity. Scapegoats like Saddam Hussein, for example, led to a stark polarization in the United States. Renowned neuropsychiatrist and psychologist Jean-Michel Oughourlian proposes that the only authentic enemy is the one responsible for both everyday frustrations and global dangers, such as climate change-ourselves. Oughourlian, who pioneered an "interdividual" psychology with René Girard, reveals
• Titolo autorizzato: Psychopolitics
• ISBN: 1-62895-106-0; 1-60917-339-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462472603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in Violence, Mimesis, & Culture