The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation

This is a groundbreaking and surprising scientific investigation into how the mind works, how the brain works and what this means for why candidates win and lose elections.

Author: Drew Westen
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 05/06/2008
Pages: 496
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 8.32h x 5.50w x 1.27d
ISBN13: 9781586485733
ISBN10: 1586485733
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Political Process | Campaigns & Elections
- Psychology | Emotions
- Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition

About the Author
Drew Westen received his B.A. at Harvard, an M.A. in Social and Political Thought at the University of Sussex (England), and his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Michigan, where he subsequently taught for six years. For several years he was Chief Psychologist at Cambridge Hospital and Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School. He is a commentator on NPR's All Things Considered and lives in Atlanta.