| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 510 pages) |
| 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 |
| Summary |
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 constructs these case histories through personal interviews and outlines a thematic pattern of death and rebirth, accompanied by feelings of guilt, that characterizes the process of "thought reform." In a new preface, Lifton addresses the implications of his model for the study of American religious |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Brainwashing -- China
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Communism -- China.
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Totalitarianism.
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totalitarianism.
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SELF-HELP -- Motivational & Inspirational.
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Brainwashing
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Communism
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Totalitarianism
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| SUBJECT |
China -- History -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024101
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| Subject |
China
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
88040534 |
| ISBN |
9780807882887 |
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0807882887 |
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9781614276753 |
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1614276757 |
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