The Making of Psychohistory: Origins, Controversies, and Pioneering Contributors by Dr. Paul H. Elovitz, PhD (2018) – follow the link to order from the publisher (ISBN # 978-1-138-58749-6, use FLR40 code to get a 20% discount).
Read Excerpts from Ch. 1 and Ch. 2 and Table of Contents from The Making of Psychohistory.
Ted Goertzel
Ted G. Goertzel, PhD, is professor emeritus of sociology at Rutgers University in Camden, NJ. He is the author of Turncoats and True Believers (1992) and of biographies of Linus Pauling, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He is known for research on the social psychology of conspiracy ideation. Professor Goertzel’s website can be accessed at http://crab.rutgers.edu/~goertzel/ and he can be emailed at
Articles (18)
- Goertzel, T. (2022). Sources on the psychology of conspiracy to supplement Fuchsman’s political approach. Clio’s Psyche, 28(2), 196-198. https://doi.org/10.70763/6e0e24295e8a86282cb559b860416812
- Goertzel, T. (2019). Jair Bolsonaro is a Brazilian Bovarist, not a Trump clone. Clio’s Psyche, 25(1), 336-341. https://doi.org/10.70763/a64bd53139f71961c5c31a9af03d775e
- Goertzel, T. (2019). H. G. Wells: A case study of sex addiction. Clio’s Psyche, 25(2), 131-137. https://doi.org/10.70763/87682805257e619d49b8e0dfdc14affa
- Goertzel, T. (2016). Charisma, personality, and nastiness in the 2016 presidential primaries. Clio’s Psyche, 23(1), 16-18. https://doi.org/10.70763/0d8080853a54f8985276b0130266a657
- Goertzel, T. (2016). The ritual sacrifice of Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff. Clio’s Psyche, 23(1), 63-67. https://doi.org/10.70763/30a237d18c50f563cba4531f1db44acf
- Goertzel, T. (2011). Blind spots and seeing spots. Clio’s Psyche, 18(2), 149-150. https://doi.org/10.70763/a600bd172fcabd688500dac58ebda3a0
- Goertzel, T. (2008). Leaders from broken homes: Obama, Clinton, Lula da Silva. Clio’s Psyche, 15(2), 62-64. https://doi.org/10.70763/5f7695debd8cde8db5abcb9f161b49ea
- Goertzel, T. (2008). An unconvincing psychological theory [Letter to the editor]. Clio’s Psyche, 15(2), 98-99. https://doi.org/10.70763/1fbcf885f8f5c9afc9f37188b3f00afc
- Goertzel, T. (2006). A sociologist’s perspective on teaching psychohistory. Clio’s Psyche, 12(4), 211-212. https://doi.org/10.70763/03573b32b2746e6e8ca98b9123f2249b
- Goertzel, T. (2005). Mariano Grondona on the psychobiography of Argentine politicians. Clio’s Psyche, 12(3), 152-154. https://doi.org/10.70763/20d039f53b4a6786c21ee0dbcd2d2c5d
- Goertzel, T. (2004). Ralph Nader: The political psychology of a puritanical perfectionist. Clio’s Psyche, 11(2), 52-54. https://doi.org/10.70763/5b8e9841e87fb8fc590434f5d933c92c
- Goertzel, T. (2003). Noam Chomsky and the political psychology of anti-imperialism. Clio’s Psyche, 10(3), 90-91. https://doi.org/10.70763/84b64e537f08e81b8dea8cce972a28b2
- Goertzel, T. (2003). Psychobiography of Brazil’s “son”: Lula da Silva [Review of the book Lula: O Filho do Brasil by Denise Paraná (2002)]. Clio’s Psyche, 10(2), 58-61. https://doi.org/10.70763/161882dd2d19c716819081aee2c08b98
- Goertzel, T. (2002). In search of Bin Laden. Clio’s Psyche, 8(4), 165, 178-180. https://doi.org/10.70763/7f2111cbef86a223862e0fdd2577705c
- Goertzel, T. (1999). My internet alter ego: Impersonation by e-mail. Clio’s Psyche, 6(2), 57-58. https://doi.org/10.70763/230e41009413a5a96013ae108300afd2
- Goertzel, T. (1997). A response to “Heaven’s Gate”. Clio’s Psyche, 4(1), 5-6. https://doi.org/10.70763/8e19a39c36b8e5e3afd2a3b2692aea96
- Goertzel, T. (1997). Loss and achievement [Meeting Report]. Clio’s Psyche, 3(4), 128. https://doi.org/10.70763/602443a3d6907117d8b4a308844e963e
- Goertzel, T. (1995). Thoughts on the 1994 congressional election [Memorial]. Clio’s Psyche, 1(4), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.70763/3bff829dde3583558708865f6de7be37
Interview with Paul H. Elovitz, PhD, the Author of The Making of Psychohistory (conducted by Ken Fuchsman, EdD, week of July 2, 2018) – View it here https://youtu.be/noYaOoC3Lig