Politics and Psychology Contemporary Psychodynamic Perspectives
The world is a different place today.* Much of this has to do with the increasing volume and clarity of the people's collective voice. The power and pressing desire in man for autonomy, self-determination, and change are emerging as a demand. As a consequence, Communist governments are giving w...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1991, 1991
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1991 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I. Political Leadership: Myth and Reality
- 1. Shifting Images in Politics
- 2. Some Reflections on Political Choice in America: Symbol and Substance
- 3. National Group Governance in Presidential Elections: Fact and Fantasy
- 4. Collective Suicide at Jonestown: An Ethnopsychoanalytic Study of Leadership and Group Dynamics
- II. Presidential Profiles: Psychic Vulnerabilities and Political Repercussions (Both Catastrophic and Otherwise)
- 5. The Spelling and Seduction of Michael Dukakis
- 6. The Public Presidency: A Psychological Inquiry into John F. Kennedy
- 7. George Bush: From Wimp to President
- 8. Jimmy Carter and the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: A Psychological Perspective
- 9. Presidents Carter and Sadat: The Repudiation of the Peacemakers
- III. A Global Village? Childhood Roots, Reflections, and Hopes
- 10. The Gentle Revolution: The Childhood Origins of Soviet and East European Democratic Movements
- 11. Growing Up in Nazi Germany: Lessons to Be Learned
- 12. Bridging East and West: Splitting and Integration
- IV. Making War, Making Peace
- 13. Common Security: The Only Way
- 14. Growing Up in a Nuclear Age: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
- 15. The Relevance of the Death Drive to the Nuclear Age
- 16. Further Clinical Considerations of the Psychological Fallout of the Nuclear Threat
- 17. Altruism: Antidote to War and Human Antagonism
- Overview