The political brain : the role of emotion in deciding the fate of the nation / Drew Westen.
The political brain : the role of emotion in deciding the fate of the nation / Drew Westen.
The political brain : the role of emotion in deciding the fate of the nation / Drew Westen.
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New York : PublicAffairs, c2007.
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N324.973/ 41
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English
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xv, 457 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction -- Winning states of mind -- Rational minds, irrational campaigns -- The evolution of the passionate brain -- How emotions work -- When knowledge isn't power -- Trickle-up politics -- Writing an emotional constitution -- Abortion and ambivalence -- Gunning for common ground -- Racial co...
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New York : PublicAffairs, c2007.
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New York (State)
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c2007.
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"The Political Brain is a groundbreaking investigation into the role of emotion in determining the political life of the nation. For two decades Drew Westen, professor of psychology and psychiatry at Emory University, has explored a theory of the mind that differs substantially from the more "dispassionate" notions held by many cognitive psychologi...
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The political brain : the role of emotion in deciding the fate of the nation / Drew Westen.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N324.973/ 41
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74VKRGKbqPMg
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1586484257
9781586484255
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324.9730019
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991023193889702626
