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BL
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695315
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b517504
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| Main Entry
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Westen, Drew,1959-
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| Title & Author
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The political brain : : the role of emotion in deciding the fate of the nation /\ Drew Westen.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: PublicAffairs,, 2008.
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xv, 475 p. ;; 21 cm.
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| ISBN
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1586484257
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: 1586485733 (pbk.)
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: 9781586484255
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: 9781586485733 (pbk.)
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| Notes
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Originally published : 2007 / Postscript to the paperback copyright 2008.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 441-444) and index.
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| Contents
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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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| Abstract
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Clinical, personality, and political psychologist discusses "how the mind works, how the brain works, and what this means for why candidates win and lose elections." --p. ix. The 2008 postscript to the paperback edition adds a critique of the 2008 Presidential primary campaigns in light of these same factors.
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Emotions-- Psychological aspects.
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Political parties-- United States, Platforms.
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Political psychology.
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Presidents-- United States-- Election-- Psychological aspects.
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Voting-- United States-- Psychological aspects.
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United States, Politics and government, 1945-1989.
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United States, Politics and government, 1989-
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| LC Classification
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JK 528.W47 2008
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