• Media type: Book
  • Title: The political brain : the role of emotion in deciding the fate of the nation
  • Contains: Winning states of mind -- Rational minds, irrational campaigns -- The evolution of the passionate brain -- The emotions behind the curtain -- Special interests in mind -- Trickle-up politics -- Writing an emotional constitution -- Aborting ambivalence -- Gunning for common ground -- Racial consciousness and unconsciousness -- Death and taxes -- Hope, inspiration, and political intelligence -- Positively negative -- Terror networks -- Civil and uncivil unions
  • Contributor: Westen, Drew [Author]
  • imprint: New York: PublicAffairs, 2007
  • Extent: XV, 457 S.; Ill; 25cm
  • Language: English
  • ISBN: 1586484257; 9781586484255
  • RVK notation: MG 70070 : Allgemeines
  • Keywords: USA > Politische Kampagne > Wahl > Partei > Gefühl > Politische Psychologie
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  • Footnote: Winning states of mind -- Rational minds, irrational campaigns -- The evolution of the passionate brain -- The emotions behind the curtain -- Special interests in mind -- Trickle-up politics -- Writing an emotional constitution -- Aborting ambivalence -- Gunning for common ground -- Racial consciousness and unconsciousness -- Death and taxes -- Hope, inspiration, and political intelligence -- Positively negative -- Terror networks -- Civil and uncivil unions
    Includes bibliographical references and index
    Formerly CIP
  • Description: 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 consciousness and unconsciousness -- Death and taxes -- Hope, inspiration, and political intelligence -- Positively negative -- Terror networks -- Civil and uncivil unions

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