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Haycock, Dean A.
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Dictators -- Psychological aspects -- Case studies.
Heads of state -- Psychological aspects -- Case studies.
Despotism -- Psychological aspects -- Case studies.
Political leadership -- Psychological aspects -- Case studies.
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Haycock, Dean A.
Dictators -- Psychological aspects -- Case studies.
Heads of state -- Psychological aspects -- Case studies.
Despotism -- Psychological aspects -- Case studies.
Political leadership -- Psychological aspects -- Case studies.
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Tyrannical minds : psychological profiling, narcissim, and dictatorship /
Dean
A.
Haycock
by
Haycock
,
Dean
A.
Pegasus Books, 2019.
Call #:
321.9 H413t
Subjects
Dictators -- Psychological aspects -- Case studies.
Heads of state -- Psychological aspects -- Case studies.
Despotism -- Psychological aspects -- Case studies.
Political leadership -- Psychological aspects -- Case studies.
ISBN:
9781643130224 (hc.)
Edition:
1st Pegasus Books cloth ed.
Description:
xiv, 319 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-305) and index.
Contents:
Hitler's bedfellow -- An arcane and secretive field -- Dangerous combinations of traits -- Predict the tyrant -- "The nature of his rule was so personal" -- Was Mao Zedong a monster? -- The "black box" -- "There must be people who have to die," "My people love me"-Idi Amin and Muammar Gaddafi -- "I know they are conspiring to kill me long before they actually start planning to do it"-Saddam Hussein -- It can't happen here -- Could it happen here? -- Conclusions and warnings.
Summary:
An examination into the pairing of psychology and situation that creates despotic leaders. Not everyone can become a tyrant. It requires a particular confluence of events to gain absolute control over entire nations. First, you must be born with the potential to develop brutal personality traits. Often, these are combined in "The Dark Triad" of malignant narcissism, Machiavellianism and psychopathy, as well as elements of paranoia, and an extraordinary ambition to achieve control over others. Second, your predisposition to antisocial behavior must be developed and strengthened during childhood. You might suffer physical and/or psychological abuse, or grow up in trying times. Finally, you must come of age when the political system of your country is unstable. Together, these events establish a basis for a rise to power, one that Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler, Mao Zedong, Saddam Hussein, and Muammar Qaddafi all used to gain life-and-death control over their countrymen and women. It is how Osama bin Laden and the leaders of the Islamic State hoped to gain such power. Psychological profiles can help us understand the urges of tyrants to dominate, subjugate, torture and slaughter. Tyrannical Minds reveals how recognizing their psychological traits can provide insight into the motivations and actions of dangerous leaders, potentially allow us to predict their behavior--and even how to stop them.
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