Thought reform and the psychology of totalism : a study of "brainwashing" in China

Thought reform and the psychology of totalism : a study of "brainwashing" in China / Robert Jay Lifton.

Informed by Erik Erikson's concept of the formation of ego identity, this book, which first appreared in 1961, is an analysis of the experiences of fifteen Chinese citizens and twenty-five Westerners who underwent "brainwashing" by the Communist Chinese government. Robert Lifton const...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lifton, Robert Jay, 1926-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 1989, ©1961.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Brainwashing > China.
Communism > China.
Totalitarianism.
totalitarianism.
SELF-HELP > Motivational & Inspirational.
Brainwashing
Communism
Totalitarianism
China > History > 20th century.
China
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface to the University of North Carolina Press Edition; Preface; PART ONE: The Problem; 1. What Is "Brainwashing"?; 2. Research in Hong Kong; PART TWO: Prison Thought Reform of Westerners; 3. Re-education: Dr. Vincent; 4. Father Luca: The False Confession; 5. Psychological Steps; 6. Varieties of Response: The Obviously Confused; 7. Varieties of Response: Apparent Converts; 8. Varieties of Response: Apparent Resisters; 9. Group Reform: Double-edged Leadership; 10. Follow-up Visits; 11. Father Simon: The Converted Jesuit; 12. Recovery and Renewal: A Summing Up.

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