Robert R. Holt is Professor of Psychology Emeritus, New York University. Educated at Princeton and Harvard, he had psychoanalytic training in Washington and Topeka. He was formerly Director of the Psychological Staff, Menninger Foundation; Director of the Research Center for Mental Health, NYU; and most recently, Founding Director of NYU's Program in Peace Global Policy Studies. For 31 years, his work was supported by a Research Career Award from the National Institute of Mental Health. His publications include 10 other books and over 100 technical papers. His contributions have been honored b...