{"product_id":"the-authoritarian-personality-9781788731645","title":"The Authoritarian Personality","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis hugely influential study on the psychology of authoritarianism was written in answer to Hitler's Germany--and now rings more relevant than ever as fascism and anti-Semitism sweep across America.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat makes a fascist? Are there character traits that make someone more likely to vote for the far right? \u003ci\u003eThe Authoritarian Personality\u003c\/i\u003e is not only one of the most significant works of social psychology ever written, it also marks a milestone in the development of Adorno's thought, showing him grappling 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new edition includes an introduction by Frankfurt School scholar Peter E. Gordon and contains the first-ever publication of Adorno's subsequent critical notes on the project. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Adorno and his colleagues could easily have been describing Alex Jones's paranoid InfoWars rants or the racist views expressed by many Trump supporters.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheodor Adorno\u003c\/b\u003e was Director of the Institute for Social Research at the University of Frankfurt from 1956 until his death in 1969. His works include \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Wagner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAesthetic Theory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNegative Dialectics\u003c\/i\u003e, and (with Max Horkheimer) \u003ci\u003eDialectic of Enlightenment\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTowards a New Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e Else Frenkel-Brunswik\u003c\/b\u003e was a Polish-Austrian psychologist based at the University of California at Berkeley. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e Daniel J. Levinson\u003c\/b\u003e was a psychologist and one of the founders of the field of positive adult development. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e Nevitt Sanford\u003c\/b\u003e was Professor of Psychology at the University of California at Berkeley.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52196544676114,"sku":"9781788731645","price":68.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6696ebd3-dfa1-434e-8772-4e79aa1cc244.jpg?v=1776153501","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-authoritarian-personality-9781788731645","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}