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Christopher Booker Groupthink (Paperback)

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Topic: Social, Sociology / General, Commentary & Opinion, Political Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Book Title: Groupthink : a Study in Self Delusion gtin13: 9781399417327 Format: Trade Paperback Publication Year: 2024 Subtitle: A Study in Self Delusion Release Date: 06/20/2024 EAN: 9781399417327 Number of Pages: 240 Pages Title: Groupthink Genre: Philosophy, Political Science, Social Science ISBN-10: 1399417320 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Item Height: 0.7 in Language: English Author: Christopher Booker Item Width: 5.1 in ISBN: 9781399417327 Publication Name: Groupthink Item Weight: 6.3 Oz Item Length: 7.8 in Release Year: 2024

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Further Details Title: Groupthink Condition: New Subtitle: A Study in Self Delusion ISBN-10: 1399417320 EAN: 9781399417327 ISBN: 9781399417327 Publisher: Bloomsbury Continuum Format: Paperback Release Date: 06/20/2024 Description: In Groupthink , his final book, the late, eminent journalist and bestselling author Christopher Booker seeks to identify the hidden key to understanding much that is disturbing about the world today. With reference to the ideas of a Yale professor who first identified the theory, and to the writings of George Orwell from whose ‘newspeak’ the word was adapted, Booker sheds new light on the remarkable – and worrying – effects of ‘groupthink’, and its influence on our society. Booker defines the three rules of groupthink: the adoption of a common view or belief not based on objective reality; the establishment of a consensus of right-minded people, an ‘in group’; and the need to treat the views of anyone who questions the belief as wholly unacceptable. He shows how various interest groups, journalists and even governments in the twenty-first century have subscribed to this way of thinking, with deeply disturbing results. As Booker shows, such behaviour has led to a culture of fear, heralded by countless examples throughout history, from Revolutionary Russia to Napoleonic France and Hitler’s Germany. In the present moment it has caused countless errors in judgement and the division of society into highly polarised, oppositional factions. As Booker argues, only by examining its underlying causes can we understand the sinister power of groupthink which permeates all aspects of our lives. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 198mm Item Length: 129mm Author: Christopher Booker Genre: Society & Culture Topic: Law & Politics Release Year: 2024 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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