The Political Brain
the role of emotion in deciding the fate of the nation
$49.08
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
5 May 2008
Summary
The Political Brain is a ground-breaking 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 most cognitive psychologists, political scientists, and economists,and Democratic campaign strategists. The idea of the mind as a cool calculator that makes decisions by w…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781586485733 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1586485733 |
| Author: | Drew Westen |
| Publisher: | PublicAffairs,U.S. |
| Imprint: | PublicAffairs,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 5 May 2008 |
| Weight: | 446g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 140mm x 38mm |
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“The most interesting, informative book on politics I’ve read in many years” Bill Clinton “May prove to be one of the most important studies of political campaigning of recent times.” Jonathan Freedland in The Guardian”
About The Author
Drew Westen
Drew Westen received his B.A. at Harvard, an M.A. in Social and Political Thought at the University of Sussex (England), and his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Michigan, where he subsequently taught for six years. For several years he was Chief Psychologist at Cambridge Hospital and Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School. He is a commentator on NPR’s “All Things Considered” and lives in Atlanta.
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