Project Gutenberg 2012-02-10 Public domain in the USA. 185 Gilbert, Clinton W. (Clinton Wallace) 1871 1933 Gilbert, Clinton Wallace 22014134 Behind the Mirrors: The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Behind the Mirrors: The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington" by Gilbert is a political analysis written in the early 20th century. This work explores the political landscape and psychological tendencies within American governance during a tumultuous post-World War I period, focusing particularly on the presidency of Warren G. Harding and the shifting dynamics of political power. It delves into themes such as the illusion of progress, the role of business in politics, and the implications of autocratic leadership on American democracy. The opening of the book sets the stage by highlighting President Harding's decision regarding daylight saving time as a metaphor for the broader uncertainties and divisions in the American political consciousness. Gilbert uses this decision to illustrate Harding's characteristic cautiousness and to question the limits of governmental authority in relation to societal expectations. The text provides a snapshot of the complexities surrounding governance at that time, suggesting a populace struggling to make sense of a post-war reality while grappling with the growing influence of business interests and the challenge of maintaining true democratic principles in an era of political disintegration. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923 United States -- Politics and government -- 1921-1923 E740 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Category: History - American Category: Psychiatry/Psychology Category: Politics 380053 2025-06-15T17:24:38.910740 text/html 380879 2021-01-08T12:43:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1072780 2021-01-08T12:43:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1238875 2025-06-15T17:24:49.007686 application/epub+zip 1239802 2025-06-15T17:24:43.292688 application/epub+zip 219593 2025-06-15T17:24:41.662706 application/epub+zip 1516868 2025-06-15T17:24:53.251683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1484553 2025-06-15T17:24:47.840669 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349611 2022-09-17T16:53:03.354905 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347736 2025-06-15T17:24:37.991772 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 347333 2021-01-08T12:43:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 129915 2021-01-08T12:43:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 347327 2021-01-08T12:43:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 129845 2021-01-08T12:43:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20730 2025-06-15T17:24:53.409673 application/rdf+xml 24038 2025-06-15T17:24:42.239698 image/jpeg 4441 2025-06-15T17:24:41.949707 image/jpeg 1174657 2025-06-15T17:24:38.987784 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog