{"product_id":"common-enemies-their-uses-and-abuses-paperback","title":"Common Enemies: Their Uses and Abuses - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Douglas Peters\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommon Enemies: Their Uses and Abuses\u003c\/strong\u003e by John Douglas Peters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom polio to politics, from the Devil to Donald Trump, \u003cem\u003eCommon Enemies\u003c\/em\u003e explores how real and imagined threats shape human history, societies, and personal behavior. Peters examines the psychology, strategy, and manipulation behind the creation of enemies-showing how leaders, religions, governments, and corporations exploit fear to unite, control, and divide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough vivid examples ranging from Hitler's propaganda to modern debates over Covid-19, climate change, and artificial intelligence, this book reveals how \"us versus them\" narratives influence culture, religion, and politics. Peters uncovers the dual nature of common enemies-as catalysts for unity and survival, but also as tools of scapegoating, persecution, and destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart history, part political analysis, and part psychology, \u003cem\u003eCommon Enemies\u003c\/em\u003e offers readers a powerful lens to understand past events and modern conflicts, while equipping them to recognize manipulation in their own lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47412136607993,"sku":"9780991563555","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/nZwsUWtYUE9780991563555.webp?v=1770836923","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/common-enemies-their-uses-and-abuses-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}