Bibliograph

Political animals, how our Stone Age brain gets in the way of smart politics, Rick Shenkman

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Political animals, how our Stone Age brain gets in the way of smart politics, Rick Shenkman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-283) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Political animals

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Rick Shenkman

Sub title

how our Stone Age brain gets in the way of smart politics

Summary

This book "challenges us to go beyond the headlines, which often focus on what politicians do (or say they'll do), and to concentrate instead on what's really important: what shapes our response. Shenkman argues that, contrary to what we tell ourselves, it's our instincts rather than arguments appealing to reason that usually prevail. Pop culture tells us we can trust our instincts, but science is proving that when it comes to politics our Stone-Age brain often malfunctions, misfires, and leads us astray"--Dust jacket flap

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