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1 online resource (1 audio file) |
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110000 |
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digital rda |
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audio file CD audio rda |
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Can a football game affect the outcome of an election? What about shark attacks? Or a drought? In a rational world the answer, of course, would be no. But as bestselling historian Rick Shenkman shows in Political Animals, our world is anything but rational. This isn't because we aren't smart. Instead, modern cues are setting off ancient, instinctive responses that worked to keep us safe in the Stone Age but lead us astray today. Pop culture tells us we can trust our instincts. But science is demonstrating that when it comes to politics, our Stone Age brains can malfunction and misfire. Fortunately, we can learn to override our instincts and ensure that they work in our favor. Drawing on science, politics, and history, Shenkman explores the hidden reasons behind our political choices and uncovers the invisible forces that are truly responsible for victory or defeat at the ballot box. |
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Downloadable audio file. |
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Read by Tom Zingarelli. |
| Summary |
Identifies irrational forces in a range of disciplines that influence illogical human choices, exploring the role of instinct over logic in shaping responses and how strategic scientific approaches can help render instincts more politically productive. |
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Requires Boundless App. |
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Political psychology -- United States.
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Personality and politics -- United States.
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Political culture -- United States.
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Personality and politics. |
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Political culture. |
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Political psychology. |
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United States. |
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Audiobooks.
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Zingarelli, Tom, narrator.
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Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Shenkman, Richard. Political animals : how our Stone-Age brain gets in the way of smart politics [Old Saybrook, Connecticut] : Tantor Audio, [2016] 9781494516758 (NjBwBT)bl2016000155 |
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9781494596750 : $49.95 |
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149459675X : $49.95 |
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