"The general scheme of presentation begins with some chapters which sketch the psychopathological standpoint in its historical setting and which review the current criteria of political types. Then comes selected life-history material. The concluding chapters discuss the bearing of personality studies on general political theory and criticize existing methods of study"--P. 14. ; "Third impression October 1934." ; "Select bibliography": p. 268-275. ; Mode of access: Internet.
"Most of the work . was done at the University of Chicago or in connection with the War Communications Research Project at the Library of Congress." ; Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. 382-398) ; Introduction: The language of power, by H.D. Lasswell. Style in the language of politics, by H.D. Lasswell. Why be quantitative? By H.D. Lasswell.- Technique: The problem of validating content analysis, by I.L. Janis. The reliability of content analysis categories, by Abraham Kaplan and J.M. Goldsen. Recording and context units, four ways of coding editorial content, by Alan Grey, David Kaplan and H.D. Lasswell. The feasibility of the use of samples in content analysis, by Alexander Mintz. The coefficient of imbalance, by I.L. Janis and Raymond Fadner.- Applications: Detection; propaganda detection and the courts, by H.D. Lasswell. Trend; May Day slogans in Soviet Russia, 1918-1943, by Sergius Yakobson and H.D. Lasswell. Interaction; the Third International on its change of policy, by Nathan Leites. Interaction; the response of communist propaganda to frustration, by Nathan Leites and I. de Sola Pool. ; Mode of access: Internet.
