Paranoia is not an obscure mental state afflicting some individuals but a widespread condition of modern societies, according to authors Robert Robins and Jerrold Post, experts in political psychology. Shedding light on many troubling episodes in our history, Robins and Post describe conditions that must exist before the message of the paranoid takes root in a vulnerable population.
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Paranoia is not an obscure mental state afflicting some individuals but a widespread condition of modern societies, according to authors Robert Robins and Jerrold Post, experts in political psychology. Shedding light on many troubling episodes in our history, Robins and Post describe conditions that must exist before the message of the paranoid takes root in a vulnerable population.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Very light underling. Hardcover with jacket. Box7. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 408 p. Audience: General/trade.
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New. 0300070276. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-BRAND NEW, FLAWLESS COPY, NEVER OPENED--408 pages. "Paranoia is an underlying theme in political life. While healthy suspicion is invaluable to leaders, extreme cases are disastrous for citizens and nations alike. Arguing that humans have a natural tendency toward paranoia based on the fear of strangers and the need for friends, Robins and Post (When Illness Strikes the Leader: The Dilemma of the Captive King, LJ 2/15/93) examine the role of paranoia in the political context. They first discuss the basic elements of the paranoid condition, then explore past paranoid episodes (Salem witch hunts, ) paranoid societies (the Dobu society of New Guinea), and conspiracy thinking. Along the way, they examine the paranoid regimes of Pol Pot, Idi Amin, Joseph Stalin, and Adolf Hitler as well as those of Jim Jones, David Koresh, and Middle East terrorists. The result is a fine complement to Anton Neumayr's Dictators in the Mirror of Medicine: Napoleon, Hitler, Stalin."-Library Journal--with a bonus offer.
