The Psychology of Totalitarianism by Mattias Desmet (English) Hardcover Book

by Mattias Desmet

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The Nile on eBay The Psychology of Totalitarianism by Mattias Desmet Originally published in Belgium by Pelckmans Publishers in 2022 as De Psychologie van Totalitarisme. FORMATHardcover LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description Occasionally, there are books that try to make sense of a key moment in history - and become an indispensable guide to the times we live in.This book is one of them.In The Psychology of Totalitarianism, world-renowned Professor of Clinical Psychology Mattias Desmet deconstructs the societal conditions that allow collective psychosis to take hold. By analysing our current global situation and identifying the phenomenon of mass formation - a type of collective hypnosis - he illustrates how close we are to repeating totalitarian behaviours within democratic structures.Totalitarianism is not a coincidence and does not form in a vacuum. Desmet explains how it arises from a collective psychosis that has followed a predictable script throughout history, its formation gaining strength and speed with each generation - from the Jacobins to the Nazis and Stalinists - in lockstep with technological advances. He demonstrates how governments, mass media and other large, mechanised forces use fear, loneliness and isolation to demoralise populations to exert control, persuading large groups of people to act against their own interests, always with destructive results.Building on Hannah Arendt s essential work on totalitarianism, The Origins of Totalitar

• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9781645021728
• Condition: Fine

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