Why some politicians are more dangerous than others / James Gilligan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gilligan, James.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Politics and government--20th century.

United States.

Politics and government.

Political parties--United States.

Political parties.

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ).

Democratic Party (U.S.).

Physical Description:

vii, 229 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2011.

Summary:

This interesting small volume on political sociology examines the effects of conservative and liberal dominance in American electoral politics on murder and suicide rates during their respective terms in office. The work lays out evidence that assaults on the social safety net carried out by conservative politicians pushes citizens already on the edge of poverty and mental disconnect "over the edge", resulting in increased murder and suicide rates. Gilligan is a professor of Psychiatry at New York University. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction : murder mysteries

A matter of life and death

What kind of a man are you?

Nothing succeeds like failure

The shame of it all

Who wants to be redundant?

Red states, blue states : honor vs. guilt

Conclusion : the mystery solved : what is to be done?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-218) and index.

ISBN:

0745649815 :

9780745649818 :

OCLC:

668946695