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• catalog abstract "Turncoats and True Believers probes the psychology and group dynamics underlying political beliefs. The concepts of "left" and "right" are no longer adequate descriptions of the ideological landscape of our diverse world. Ted Goertzel uncovers the ideological scripts, which explain the complex roles played by political and cultural leaders who have shaped the modern world. The personal events and social dynamics that lead people to become Utopians or Survivors, Hawks or. Doves, Authoritarians or Protestors, Skeptics or Pragmatists are examined in biographical vignettes of such fascinating people as Bertrand Russell, Adolph Hitler, Linus Pauling, and Ayn Rand. The lives of Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman illustrate how people with similar values can follow different scripts, one ending in tragedy, the other transformation. The lives of Betty Friedan, Kate Millet, and Phyllis Schlafly show how different life scripts lead to varying. Approaches to women's issues. Goertzel also explores the bizarre fanaticism of Jim Jones, which led to the mass suicide of his followers at Jonestown. From Fidel Castro to Woodrow Wilson, from Joseph Stalin to Leon Trotsky, from George Bush to Mikhail Gorbachev to Saddam Hussein - Turncoats and True Believers provides a new framework for understanding and evaluating the actions of our political leaders.".
• catalog alternative "Turncoats and true believers.".
• catalog contributor b3812046.
• catalog created "1992.".
• catalog date "1992".
• catalog date "1992.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1992.".
• catalog description "Approaches to women's issues. Goertzel also explores the bizarre fanaticism of Jim Jones, which led to the mass suicide of his followers at Jonestown. From Fidel Castro to Woodrow Wilson, from Joseph Stalin to Leon Trotsky, from George Bush to Mikhail Gorbachev to Saddam Hussein - Turncoats and True Believers provides a new framework for understanding and evaluating the actions of our political leaders.".
• catalog description "Doves, Authoritarians or Protestors, Skeptics or Pragmatists are examined in biographical vignettes of such fascinating people as Bertrand Russell, Adolph Hitler, Linus Pauling, and Ayn Rand. The lives of Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman illustrate how people with similar values can follow different scripts, one ending in tragedy, the other transformation. The lives of Betty Friedan, Kate Millet, and Phyllis Schlafly show how different life scripts lead to varying.".
• catalog description "Foreword / Dennis Wrong -- Ch. 1. Confessions of a Turncoat and Remembrance of a True Believer -- Ch. 2. Ideologies as Life Scripts -- Ch. 3. Survival and Commitment: Bertrand Russell and Woodrow Wilson -- Ch. 4. The Dynamics of Skepticism: Auguste Comte and John Stuart Mill -- Ch. 5. The Ideological Group -- Ch. 6. The Utopians -- Ch. 7. The Hawks -- Ch. 8. The Doves -- Ch. 9. Protestors and Authoritarians: Trotsky and Stalin -- Ch. 10. The God that Failed: Mourning the Loss of Ideological Belief -- Ch. 11. The Sixties: Failure of a Generation? -- Ch. 12. Feminists and Antifeminists -- Ch. 13. Linus Pauling: From Eminent Scientist to True Believer -- Ch. 14. Holocaust and Genocide Revisionism: Skepticism as Denial -- Ch. 15. Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution: Aging Narcissism and Unyielding Leninism -- Ch. 16. Bush and Gorbachev: Visions of the Future or a Future without Vision? -- Ch. 17. Conclusions.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-412) and index.".
• catalog description "Turncoats and True Believers probes the psychology and group dynamics underlying political beliefs. The concepts of "left" and "right" are no longer adequate descriptions of the ideological landscape of our diverse world. Ted Goertzel uncovers the ideological scripts, which explain the complex roles played by political and cultural leaders who have shaped the modern world. The personal events and social dynamics that lead people to become Utopians or Survivors, Hawks or.".
• catalog extent "428 p. ;".
• catalog hasFormat "Turncoats & true believers.".
• catalog identifier "0879757558 (acid-free paper) :".
• catalog isFormatOf "Turncoats & true believers.".
• catalog issued "1992".
• catalog issued "1992.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Buffalo, N.Y. : Prometheus Books,".
• catalog relation "Turncoats & true believers.".
• catalog subject "320/.01/9 20".
• catalog subject "Alienation (Social psychology)".
• catalog subject "BF39.4 .G63 1992".
• catalog subject "Ideology Psychological aspects.".
• catalog subject "Political psychology.".
• catalog subject "Psychology Biographical methods.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Foreword / Dennis Wrong -- Ch. 1. Confessions of a Turncoat and Remembrance of a True Believer -- Ch. 2. Ideologies as Life Scripts -- Ch. 3. Survival and Commitment: Bertrand Russell and Woodrow Wilson -- Ch. 4. The Dynamics of Skepticism: Auguste Comte and John Stuart Mill -- Ch. 5. The Ideological Group -- Ch. 6. The Utopians -- Ch. 7. The Hawks -- Ch. 8. The Doves -- Ch. 9. Protestors and Authoritarians: Trotsky and Stalin -- Ch. 10. The God that Failed: Mourning the Loss of Ideological Belief -- Ch. 11. The Sixties: Failure of a Generation? -- Ch. 12. Feminists and Antifeminists -- Ch. 13. Linus Pauling: From Eminent Scientist to True Believer -- Ch. 14. Holocaust and Genocide Revisionism: Skepticism as Denial -- Ch. 15. Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution: Aging Narcissism and Unyielding Leninism -- Ch. 16. Bush and Gorbachev: Visions of the Future or a Future without Vision? -- Ch. 17. Conclusions.".
• catalog title "Turncoats & true believers : the dynamics of political belief and disillusionment / Ted Goertzel.".
• catalog title "Turncoats and true believers.".
• catalog type "text".