Autocracy, anger and the politics of salvation

Anger is not just a journalistic convention, but a key motivation in politics. Certainly, it is one thing to say that anger is relevant; it is quite another to suppose that it is routine. Residual anger is relatively common and distorts decision‐making, but is generally ritualised. Democratic politi...

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Main Author: Calvert, Peter (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2000
In: Totalitarian movements and political religions
Year: 2000, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-17
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