The empire of fear: The American political psyche and the culture of paranoia

Psychodynamic Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 89-106

  Clarke, Simon ^a   Hoggett, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Idealization; Injured narcissism; N. America; Paranoia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DESTRUCTION; FEAR; IDEOLOGY; IRAQ; NARCISSISM; PARANOIA; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POLITICS; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; VIET NAM;

EID: 1342326664     PISSN: 14753634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14753630310001656018     Document Type: Article

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