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Psychopolitics : conversations with Trevor Cribben Merrill / / Jean-Michel Oughourlian ; translated by Trevor Cribben Merrill



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Autore: Oughourlian Jean-Michel Visualizza persona
Titolo: Psychopolitics : conversations with Trevor Cribben Merrill / / Jean-Michel Oughourlian ; translated by Trevor Cribben Merrill Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: East Lansing, MI, : Michigan State University Press, c2012
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (110 p.)
Disciplina: 320.01/9
Soggetto topico: Political psychology
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-62895-106-0
1-60917-339-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910808415303321
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Serie: Studies in Violence, Mimesis, & Culture