Description
The Authoritarian Personality is not only one of the most influential works of social psychology ever written, it also marks a milestone in the development of Adorno's thought, showing him grabbling with the problem of fascism and the reasons for Europe's turn to reaction. Over half a century later and with the rise of right-wing populism and the reemergence of the far-right in recent years, this hugely influential study remains as insightful and relevant as ever.
Hugely influential study of the psychology of authoritarianism.
About the Author
Theodor Adorno was director of the Institute for Social Research at the University of Frankfurt from 1956 until his death in 1969. His works include In Search of Wagner; Aesthetic Theory; Negative Dialectics; and (with Max Horkheimer) Dialectic of Enlightenment and Towards a New Manifesto.
Else Frenkel-Brunswik was a Polish-Austrian psychologist based at the University of California at Berkeley.
Daniel J. Levinson was a psychologist, and one of the founders of the field of positive adult development.
Nevitt Sanford was professor of psychology at the University of California at Berkeley.
Reviews
It is impossible to give any adequate idea of the richness of content. A monumental study which blazes new trails in the investigation of prejudice. -- Richard A. Schermerhorn * Social Forces *
The origins of today's antipopulist propaganda -- Michael Lind
Book Information
ISBN 9781788731645
Author Theodor Adorno
Format Paperback
Page Count 1072
Imprint Verso Books
Publisher Verso Books
Weight(grams) 1005g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 153mm * 56mm