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“There is, for instance, only one page at the beginning of Runciman's three-volume History of the Crusades describing how the participants decided to begin four hundred years of wars, and then several thousand pages devoted to the routes, battles and other events which make up the "history" of the Crusades.”

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Book:The New Psychohistory
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The New Psychohistory

In this science fiction novel, the protagonist delves into the use of a complex mathematical framework to forecast the actions of individuals and societies. more

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Lloyd deMause
Lloyd deMause

Lloyd deMause is a renowned psychoanalyst born in September 1931. His research focuses on the intersection of child development, family dynamics, and historical psychology. DeMause is known for his work on child abuse and neglect, which has provided new insights into the field of psychology. His theories have had a profound impact on understanding child development and the history of society. more

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“Psychohistory, like psychoanalysis, is a science in which the researcher's feelings are as much or even more a part of his research equipment than his eyes or his hands. Weighing of complex motives can only be accomplished by identification with human actors, the usual suppression of all feeling preached and followed by most "science" simply cripples a psychohistorian as badly as it would cripple a biologist to be forbidden the use of a microscope. The emotional development of a psychohistorian is therefore as much a topic for discussion as his or her intellectual development.”

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“Sociologists and historians have avoided looking for the family sources of wars and social violence. Whenever a group produces murderers, the early parental relationship must have been abusive and neglectful. Yet this elementary truth has not even begun to be considered in historical research; just stating that poor mothering lies behind wars seems blasphemous.”

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