UID:
edocfu_9959291054802883
Format:
1 online resource (110 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-62895-106-0
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1-60917-339-2
Series Statement:
Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture series
Uniform Title:
Psychopolitique.
Content:
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
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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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.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-61186-053-9
Language:
English
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