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1 online resource (xxiv, 329 pages) : illustrations |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-315) and index. |
Summary |
It is easy to portray the members of cults as vunerable, needy people who cannot think for themselves. In this comparative study of the Heaven's Gate cult and the Democratic Workers Party, Janja Lalich offers a more complex and disturbing assessment of 'cult mentality'. |
Contents |
Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: Cults and True Believers; part one: Heaven's Gate; part two: The Democratic Workers Party; part three: Theoretical Perspective; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Heaven's Gate (Organization)
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Heaven's Gate (Organization) |
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Democratic Workers Party (San Francisco, Calif.)
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Democratic Workers Party (San Francisco, Calif.) |
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Heaven's Gate (Organization) |
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Democratic Workers Party (San Francisco, Calif.) |
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Cults -- Psychology.
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Cults -- Psychology. |
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Brainwashing.
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Brainwashing. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Lalich, Janja. Bounded choice. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2004 0520231945 0520240189 (DLC) 2004000767 (OCoLC)54046983 |
ISBN |
9780520937512 (electronic book) |
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0520937511 (electronic book) |
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0520231945 |
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9780520231948 |
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0520240189 |
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9780520240186 |
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