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Psychopolitics : conversations with Trevor Cribben Merrill / Jean-Michel Oughourlian ; translated by Trevor Cribben Merrill.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Oughourlian, Jean-Michel.
- Series:
- Studies in Violence, Mimesis, & Culture
- Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture series
- Standardized Title:
- Psychopolitique. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political psychology.
- Oughourlian, Jean-Michel--Interviews.
- Oughourlian, Jean-Michel.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (110 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- East Lansing, MI : Michigan State University Press, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-62895-106-0
- 1-60917-339-2
- OCLC:
- 811400640
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