Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 510 pages) |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
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. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Brainwashing -- China.
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Brainwashing. |
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China. |
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Communism -- China.
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Communism. |
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Totalitarianism.
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Totalitarianism. |
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China -- History -- 20th century.
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History. |
Chronological Term |
20th century |
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1900-1999 |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Lifton, Robert Jay, 1926- Thought reform and the psychology of totalism. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 1989, ©1961 (DLC) 88040534 |
ISBN |
9780807882887 (electronic book) |
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0807882887 (electronic book) |
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0807842532 |
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9780807842539 |
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