The Political Brain : The role of emotion in deciding the fate of the nation

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Westen, Drew

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.

ISBN 9781486485733 / 2008 / 475p / pb / €18.00

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