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

Robert Jay Lifton

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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.

Language: English

Pages: 524

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of North Carolina Press

Release: July 31, 1989

ISBN: 0807842532

ISBN 13: 9780807842539

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

Robert Jay Lifton

4.1/5 ( ratings)

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.

Language: English

Pages: 524

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of North Carolina Press

Release: July 31, 1989

ISBN: 0807842532

ISBN 13: 9780807842539

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