Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism
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Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism by Robert Jay Lifton
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.
Robert Jay Lifton is lecturer on psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and author of Death in Life: Survivors of Hiroshima and The Nazi Doctors.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780807842539 |
| ISBN 10 | 0807842532 |
| Title | Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism |
| Author | Robert Jay Lifton |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Year published | 1989-07-31 |
| Number of pages | 524 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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