The Political Brain : : the Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation
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Introduction -- Winning states of mind -- Rational minds, irrational campaigns -- The evolution of the passionate brain -- The emotions behind the curtain -- Special interests in mind -- Trickle-up politics -- Writing an emotional constitution -- Aborting ambivalence -- Gunning for common ground -- Racial consciousness and unconsciousness -- Death and taxes -- Hope, inspiration, and political intelligence -- Positively negative -- Terror networks -- Civil and uncivil unions.
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PUBLISHED
New York : PublicAffairs, c2007.
Year Published: 2007
Description: xv, 457 p. ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781586484255
1586484257
SUBJECTS
Presidents -- Psychological aspects.
Political campaigns -- Psychological aspects.
Voting -- Psychological aspects.
Political parties -- Platforms.
Political psychology.
Emotions -- Political aspects.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.