Authoritarian Nightmare The Ongoing Threat of Trump's Followers |
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| Author:
| Dean, John
Altemeyer, Bob |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61219-934-4 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2021 |
| Publisher: | Melville House Publishing
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $39.99 |
Book Description:
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John Dean, of Watergate fame, knows what it's like to work for a strong-willed, vindictive president. But even Richard Nixon didn't have the raw lust for power that Donald Trump has. Nor the lack of skill or willful ignorance. So how did such a person achieve power? Suspecting the answer lay in understanding Trump's base constituency, Dean has partnered with Bob Altemeyer, a professor of psychology, to see why Trump's base is so faithful to him, no matter what he does. An eye-opening...
More DescriptionJohn Dean, of Watergate fame, knows what it's like to work for a strong-willed, vindictive president. But even Richard Nixon didn't have the raw lust for power that Donald Trump has. Nor the lack of skill or willful ignorance. So how did such a person achieve power? Suspecting the answer lay in understanding Trump's base constituency, Dean has partnered with Bob Altemeyer, a professor of psychology, to see why Trump's base is so faithful to him, no matter what he does. An eye-opening revelation of how Trump and his followers have gotten where they have... but a road map to where they may go next.