Despite an abundance of literature on Richard Nixon, the man behind the most spectacular crash-and-burn career of modern political history has remained an enigma. What lay behind his obsessive hunger for power and control, his paranoid attacks against enemies real and perceived, his refusal to accep[...]

Vamik D Volkan, MD, (Charlottesville, Virginia) is emeritus professor of psychiatry and founder of the Center for the Study of Mind and Human Interaction at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He is the author of thirty books which have been translated into more than a dozen languages.[...]

The author has three goals in writing this book. The first is to explore large-group identity such as ethnic identity, diplomacy, political propaganda, terrorism and the role of leaders in international affairs. The second goal is to describe societal and political responses to trauma at the hands o[...]

For over thirty years, renowned psychoanalyst Vamik D Volkan has applied the theories of his profession to societies in conflict, venturing into cauldrons of unrest as observer, mediator, and practitioner. In this volume, he shares his experiences facilitating dialogue between opposing enemy groups,[...]