THOUGHT REFORM AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF TOTALISM by Robert Jay Lifton ( 9780807842539 )

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THOUGHT REFORM AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF TOTALISM
A STUDY OF 'BRAINWASHING' IN CHINA

By:

Robert Jay Lifton

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0807842532

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THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS

Pub. date:

31 July, 1989

Pages:

524

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Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Study of 'brainwashing' in China

Synopsis:

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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