This is the story of the French Revolution told from a psychological and group dynamic perspective whose aim is to shed light on the workings of the revolutionary mind and the emotions at work in society that pave the way towards revolution and war. The French Revolution was an important milestone in Western social and political development: it carried within itself the seeds of a humane society but turned into murder and execution. Group emotions such as fear, rage, euphoria and fervor influenced the course of events. This unique historical, psychological study of the French Revolution offers insight into how we view today’s social upheavals and conflicts—conflicts of opposing mythologies with their psychological overtones interpreted as political doctrines—as evinced currently in Russia’s territorial claims to Eastern Ukraine, Islamic fundamentalist wars, and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. --Provided by publisher.