The Art of Political Manipulation

The Art of Political Manipulation
William H. Riker (Author)
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Propaganda & Political Psychology

In twelve engrossing stories whose protagonists range from Pliny the Younger to Abraham Lincoln to Adam Clayton Powell, a noted political scientist and game theorist demonstrates how some of our heroes as well as ordinary folk have manipulated their opponents in order to win political advantage.

• Rank: #122138 in Books
• Published on: 1986-09-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.07" h x 5.43" w x .55" l, .40 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 153 pages

The Vision Thing: Myth, Politics and Psyche in the World

The Vision Thing: Myth, Politics and Psyche in the World
Thomas Singer (Author), Thomas Kirsch (Foreword)
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Contemporary politics goes on at a mythic level. This is the provocative argument put forward in this unique book which results from the collaboration of practising politicians, organisational and political consultants, scholars of mythology and culture, and Jungian analysts from several countries.
The first part of the book focuses on leadership and vision, and features a reflection on myth and leadership by former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley. The second part deals with the way the theme of 'the one and the many' works itself out in politics today. From the perspective of 'the many', there are chapters on factionalism, ethnic strife, genocide and multiculturalism. From the perspective of 'the one', there are chapters on the economic myth and gender politics showing how these bring coherence to today's confused political scene, culminating in the suggestion that the modern political psyche is itself in the midst of a rite of passage.
The relevance of the book to the practice and study of politics, mainstream and marginal, cannot be overemphasised and the book will provide stimulating reading for practitioners and students in these areas as well as for those engaged in psychological work such as therapy, counselling or analysis.

• Rank: #120296 in Books
• Published on: 2000-02-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.21" h x .55" w x 6.14" l, 1.03 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 281 pages

Honor, Symbols, and War

Honor, Symbols, and War
Barry O'Neill (Author)

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Propaganda & Political Psychology

Nelson Mandela's presidential inauguration invitation to his former jailer; the construction and destruction of the Berlin Wall; the Gulf War's yellow ribbons. While the symbolic nuances of words and actions such as these are regular concerns for foreign policy practitioners, the subject has never been emphasized in international relations theory. That will change with the publication of this exceptionally original work.

• Rank: #636477 in Books
• Published on: 2001-02-us.html
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.86" h x 5.95" w x .91" l, 1.06 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 360 pages

King of the Mountain: The Nature of Political Leadership

King of the Mountain: The Nature of Political Leadership
Arnold M. Ludwig (Author)
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People may choose to ignore their animal heritage by interpreting their behavior as divinely inspired, socially purposeful, or even self-serving, all of which they attribute to being human, but they masticate, fornicate, and procreate, much as chimps and apes do, so they should have little cause to get upset if they learn that they act like other primates when they politically agitate, debate, abdicate, placate, and administrate, too." -- from the book King of the Mountain presents the startling findings of Arnold M. Ludwig's eighteen-year investigation into why people want to rule. The answer may seem obvious -- power, privilege, and perks -- but any adequate answer also needs to explain why so many rulers cling to power even when they are miserable, trust nobody, feel besieged, and face almost certain death. Ludwig's results suggest that leaders of nations tend to act remarkably like monkeys and apes in the way they come to power, govern, and rule. Profiling every ruler of a recognized country in the twentieth century -- over 1,900 people in all­­, Ludwig establishes how rulers came to power, how they lost power, the dangers they faced, and the odds of their being assassinated, committing suicide, or dying a natural death. Then, concentrating on a smaller sub-set of 377 rulers for whom more extensive personal information was available, he compares six different kinds of leaders, examining their characteristics, their childhoods, and their mental stability or instability to identify the main predictors of later political success. Ludwig's penetrating observations, though presented in a lighthearted and entertaining way, offer important insight into why humans have engaged in war throughout recorded history as well as suggesting how they might live together in peace.

• Rank: #121809 in Books
• Published on: 2004-05-07
• Released on: 2004-05-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.02" h x 1.06" w x 5.98" l, 1.57 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 496 pages

The Political Mind: A Cognitive Scientist's Guide to Your Brain and Its Politics

The Political Mind: A Cognitive Scientist's Guide to Your Brain and Its Politics
George Lakoff (Author)
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Propaganda & Political Psychology

A groundbreaking scientific examination of the way our brains understand politics from a New York Times bestselling author

One of the world 's best-known linguists and cognitive scientists, George Lakoff has a knack for making science make sense for general readers. In his new book, Lakoff spells out what cognitive science has discovered about reason, and reveals that human reason is far more interesting than we thought it was. Reason is physical, mostly unconscious, metaphorical, emotion-laden, and tied to empathy-and there are biological explanations behind our moral and political thought processes. His call for a New Enlightenment is a bold and striking challenge to the cherished beliefs not only of philosophers, but of pundits, pollsters, and political leaders. The Political Mind is a passionate, erudite, and groundbreaking book that will appeal to anyone interested in how the mind works and how we function socially and politically.

• Rank: #64720 in Books
• Published on: 2009-06-02
• Released on: 2009-06-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .69" h x 5.42" w x 8.42" l, .59 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

The Civic Culture Revisited

The Civic Culture Revisited
Gabriel Abraham Almond (Editor), Sidney Verba (Editor)
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In this volume, Almond and Verba focus their origional text and `subject its philosophy, its methodology, its national and comparative findings to searching critiques by appropriate scholars'.

• Rank: #169251 in Books
• Published on: 1989-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.50" h x .94" w x 5.51" l, 1.21 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 379 pages

The Party Line: How The Media Dictates Public Opinion in Modern China

The Party Line: How The Media Dictates Public Opinion in Modern China
Doug Young (Author)
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Propaganda & Political Psychology

The first in-depth, authoritative discussion of the role of the press in China and the way the Chinese government uses the media to shape public opinion

China's 1.3 billion population may make the country the world's largest, but the vast majority of Chinese share remarkably similar views on these and a wide array of other issues, thanks to the unified message they get from tightly controlled state-run media. Official views are formed at the top in organizations like the Xinhua News Agency and China Central Television and allowed to trickle down to regional and local media, giving the appearance of many voices with a single message that is reinforced at every level. As a result, the Chinese are remarkably like-minded on a wide range of issues both domestic and foreign.

• Takes readers beyond China's economic miracle to show how the nation's massive state-run media complex not only influences public opinion but creates it
• Explores an array of issues, from Tibet and Taiwan to the environment and US trade relations, as seen through the lens of the Xinhua News Agency
• Tells the story of the official Xinhua News Agency along with its history and reporting over the years, as the foundation for telling the story

• Rank: #413309 in Books
• Published on: 2013-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.02" h x 6.50" w x .59" l, 1.15 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 256 pages

The Unfinished Bombing: Oklahoma City in American Memory

The Unfinished Bombing: Oklahoma City in American Memory
Edward T. Linenthal (Author)
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Propaganda & Political Psychology

On April 19, 1995 the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City shook the nation, destroying our complacent sense of safety and sending a community into a tailspin of shock, grief, and bewilderment. Almost as difficult as the bombing itself has been the aftermath, its legacy for Oklahoma City and for the nation, and the struggle to recover from this unprecedented attack.
In The Unfinished Bombing, Edward T. Linenthal explores the many ways Oklahomans and other Americans have tried to grapple with this catastrophe. Working with exclusive access to materials gathered by the Oklahoma City National Memorial Archive and drawing from over 150 personal interviews with family members of those murdered, survivors, rescuers, and many others, Linenthal looks at how the bombing threatened cherished ideas about American innocence, sparked national debate on how to respond to terrorism at home and abroad, and engendered a new "bereaved community" in Oklahoma City itself. Linenthal examines how different stories about the bombing were told through positive narratives of civic renewal and of religious redemption and more negative narratives of toxicity and trauma. He writes about the extraordinary bonds of affection that were created in the wake of the bombing, acts of kindness, empathy, and compassion that existed alongside the toxic legacy of the event.
The Unfinished Bombing offers a compelling look at both the individual and the larger cultural consequences of one of the most searing events in recent American history.

• Rank: #49594 in Books
• Published on: 2001-10-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.10 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 320 pages

Recipes for Disaster: An Anarchist Cookbook

Recipes for Disaster: An Anarchist Cookbook
CrimethInc. Workers Collective (Author)
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Three years in the making, Recipes for Disaster is the long-awaited follow-up to the CrimethInc. collective s notorious first book, Days of War, Nights of Love. This 624-page manual complements the romance and idealism of that earlier work with practical information and instruction. Over thirty collectives collaborated in testing, composing, and editing the book s 62 sections, which range from Affinity Groups, Coalition Building, and Mental Health to Sabotage, Squatting, and Wheatpasting. These are illustrated with extensive technical diagrams and first-hand accounts, and prefaced with a thorough discussion of the diverse roles direct action can play in social transformation. If you re looking for a tactical handbook for revolutionary action, look no further. This new Second Edition adds twenty-one new photos and a new introduction as well as an entirely redesigned 7 x 10 inch format with photos and illustrations 80% and 180% larger, respectively, than the original edition. 400 pages at the same ol' price.

• Rank: #335692 in Books
• Published on: 2012-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.10" h x 7.00" w x 9.80" l, 1.55 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages

The Civic Culture: Political Attitudes and Democracy in Five Nations

The Civic Culture: Political Attitudes and Democracy in Five Nations
Gabriel Abraham Almond (Editor), Sidney Verba (Editor)
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Propaganda & Political Psychology

This classic text is a comparative political study, based on extensive survey data that defined and analysed the Greek concept of civic virtuelture: the political and social attitudes that are crucial to the success of modern democracy in Western nations. Cited extensively, the book was origionall published in 1963.

• Rank: #484802 in Books
• Published on: 1989-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.43" h x 5.47" w x .98" l, 1.14 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 392 pages