The political brain the role of emotion in deciding the fate of the nation

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 conscious...

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1. Verfasser: Westen, Drew (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York PublicAffairs 2007
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Zusammenfassung: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
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
Beschreibung: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
Beschreibung:XV, 457 S.
Ill.
25cm
ISBN:1586484257
1-58648-425-7
9781586484255
978-1-58648-425-5