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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

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General PsychologySelf-Help

ISBN10: 0807842532
ISBN13: 9780807842539
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: Jul 31 1989
Pages: 524
Weight: 1.44
Height: 1.31 Width: 5.54 Depth: 8.49
Language: English
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 cults.

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