| Description |
1 online resource (367 pages) |
| 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 |
| 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 to modern civilization, his voice speaks for the imperative of reason and the application of modern analytic knowledge for conflict resolution at the highest levels. The subjects are large groups and their leaders: windows into the lives of the Prophet Muhammad, Stalin, Milosevic, Osama Bin Laden, and David Koresh are interspersed with examinations of religion and fundamentalism and a sober study of suicide attackers. Volkan's detailed and scholarly description of regressive movements in large-group identities, complemented by an equal attention to progressive and creative reparative forces, represents a significant expansion of our understanding of group psychology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-350) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Group identity.
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Social psychology.
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Crises -- Psychological aspects
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Regression (Psychology)
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Trust.
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Civic leaders.
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Leadership.
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Leadership
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Psychology, Social
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Regression, Psychology
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Social Identification
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Trust
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group identity.
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social psychology.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology.
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Leadership
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Civic leaders
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Crises -- Psychological aspects
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Group identity
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Regression (Psychology)
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Social psychology
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Trust
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Krisengebiet
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Gruppenpsychologie
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Gruppenidentität
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Psychoanalyse
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POLITICAL LEADERS.
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DECISION-MAKING.
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POLITICAL VIOLENCE.
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TERRORISM.
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CULTURAL IDENTITY.
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PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS.
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MORAL ASPECTS.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780985281588 |
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0985281588 |
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9781939578815 |
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1939578817 |
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