Political Psychology in International Relations (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780472097012)

This outstanding book is the first to decisively define the relationship between political psychology and international relations. Written in a style accessible to undergraduates as well as specialists, McDermott's book makes an eloquent case for the importance of psychology to our understanding of global politics.

In the wake of September 11, the American public has been besieged with claims that politics is driven by personality. Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, Kim Chong-Il, Ayatollah Khameinei-America's political rogues' gallery is populated by individuals whose need for recognition supposedly drives their actions on the world stage. How does personality actually drive politics? And how is personality, in turn, formed by political environment? Political Psychology in International Relations provides students and scholars with the analytical tools they need to answer these pressing questions, and to assess their implications for policy in a real and sometimes dangerous world.

Author: Rose McDermott
ISBN-10: 0472097016
ISBN-13: 9780472097012
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Language: English
Published: 04/16/2004
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.21lbs
Size: 9.56h x 5.44w x 1.02d