A unique vantage point into our unconscious hopes and fears about the Iraq War, the environment, religion, and family values
Kelly Bulkeley builds on sixteen years of research involving thousands of dream reports to reveal the deepest unconscious roots of the American political landscape. Centering on ten people of different political perspectives who kept yearlong sleep and dream journals (including a cancer survivor, a lesbian horse rancher, a former Catholic priest, a young waitress, and a soldier preparing for his third tour to Iraq), American Dreamers offers surprising and thought-provoking insights into the hopes, fears, and ideals that motivate our political attitudes.
“An insightful look at the role dreams play in political thought.” —Publishers Weekly
“A beautifully written reminder of the depth of differences, and a dream of how difference might be understood. Bulkeley understands something profound about us; we would benefit enormously if we could even just glimpse that understanding.” —Lawrence Lessig, author of The Future of Ideas and Free Culture and professor of law, Stanford Law School
“No book about dreams could be more timely or more important than American Dreamers..” —Stanley Krippner, Ph.D., coauthor, Haunted by Combat