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Author Volkan, Vamik D., 1932-

Title Blind trust : large groups and their leaders in times of crisis and terror / Vamik Volkan.

Imprint Charlottesville, Va. : Pitchstone Pub., 2004.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  302.4 V882b 2004    ---  Available
Edition 1st ed.
Description 367 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-350) and index.
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.
Subject Group identity.
Social psychology.
Crises -- Psychological aspects.
Regression (Psychology)
Trust.
Civic leaders.
ISBN 0972887520 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0972887539 (pbk. : alk. paper)

 
    
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