A Cold War state of mind : brainwashing and postwar American society

A Cold War state of mind : brainwashing and postwar American society / Matthew W. Dunne.

"First popularized during the 1950s, the concept of "brainwashing" is often viewed as an example of Cold War paranoia, an amusing relic of a bygone era. Yet as Matthew W. Dunne shows in this study, over time brainwashing came to connote much more than a sinister form of Communist mind...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dunne, Matthew W., 1980- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 2013.
Series:Culture, politics, and the Cold War.
Subjects:
Since 1900
Brainwashing > United States > History > 20th century.
Cold War > Social aspects > United States.
Cold War > Influence.
Politics and culture > United States > History > 20th century.
Popular culture > United States > History > 20th century.
Political culture > United States > History > 20th century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Brainwashing
Civilization
Political culture
Politics and culture
Popular culture
Social aspects
War > Influence
United States > Civilization > 1945-
United States
History
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Table of Contents:
  • "There is no 'behind the lines' any longer."
  • From brain warfare to Hsi Nao
  • The many faces of the communist enemy
  • Korean War POWs and a reevaluation of the national character
  • Motherhood and male autonomy during the Cold War
  • "A disquieting invasion of our mental domain."
  • Hidden persuaders on the home front
  • The limits of individuality in postwar America
  • The legacy of brain warfare.

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