Blind trust : large groups and their leaders in times of crisis and terror / Vamik Volkan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Volkan, Vamik D., 1932- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Group identity.

Social psychology.

Crises--Psychological aspects.

Crises.

Regression (Psychology).

Trust.

Civic leaders.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Charlottesville, Virginia : Pitchstone Publishing, [2004]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Blind Trust is the culmination of more than three decades of profound immersion in the most pressing sociopolitical conflicts of our time, by the psychoanalyst with probably the most direct experience with such issues of any in the world. Author Vamik Volkan applies his knowledge of depth psychology to the turbulent and destructive human experiences in the current cauldrons of the greatest unrest and disaster throughout Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Illuminating the etiologic bases of war, revolution, massacres, and terror, as these have disturbed the world from ancient times

Contents:

Introduction : from the couch to the negotiating table

The seven threads of large-group identity

Regression : plunging back into a world of fear and desire

Rituals that bind people together

From Waco to the Bamian Valley

From the Bamian Valley to the war in Iraq

"A decisive trifle"

Force of narcissism

Leaders as teachers

Albania : from regression to progression.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-350) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-939578-81-7

OCLC:

646954884