Thomas Woodrow Wilson: Twenty-Eighth President Of The United States: A Psychological Study
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One of the most extraordinary collaborations in intellectual history, Thomas Woodrow Wilson: Twenty-eighth President of the United States — A Psychological Study unites the father of psychoanalysis with a seasoned American diplomat to present an unflinching psychological portrait of the man who shaped the modern world order. Sigmund Freud and William C. Bullitt chronicle Wilson's rise from a deeply religious Southern household to the pinnacle of American political power, arguing that his catastrophic failures at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 — and the ultimate collapse of his League of Nations — were rooted not in political miscalculation, but in profound neurotic conflict driven by an overwhelming father fixation and a messianic self-image. The work stands as a singular document in the history of psychobiography, applying Freudian methodology with unflinching rigour to a sitting world leader. Bullitt's intimate diplomatic knowledge of Wilson, combined with Freud's analytical framework, produces a portrait that is at once clinical and devastatingly human. Whether one accepts its conclusions or challenges its methodology, the book raises enduring questions about the relationship between private psychology and public power — and leaves the reader to wonder how much history is, in the end, autobiography.
Author: Sigmund Freud And William C. Bullitt
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
One of the most extraordinary collaborations in intellectual history, Thomas Woodrow Wilson: Twenty-eighth President of the United States — A Psychological Study unites the father of psychoanalysis with a seasoned American diplomat to present an unflinching psychological portrait of the man who shaped the modern world order. Sigmund Freud and William C. Bullitt chronicle Wilson's rise from a deeply religious Southern household to the pinnacle of American political power, arguing that his catastrophic failures at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 — and the ultimate collapse of his League of Nations — were rooted not in political miscalculation, but in profound neurotic conflict driven by an overwhelming father fixation and a messianic self-image. The work stands as a singular document in the history of psychobiography, applying Freudian methodology with unflinching rigour to a sitting world leader. Bullitt's intimate diplomatic knowledge of Wilson, combined with Freud's analytical framework, produces a portrait that is at once clinical and devastatingly human. Whether one accepts its conclusions or challenges its methodology, the book raises enduring questions about the relationship between private psychology and public power — and leaves the reader to wonder how much history is, in the end, autobiography.