TY  - GEN
T1  - Thought reform and the psychology of totalism : a study of "brainwashing" in China
A1  - Lifton, Robert Jay, 1926-
LA  - English
PP  - Chapel Hill
PB  - University of North Carolina Press
YR  - 1989
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn769189698
AB  - 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
OP  - 510
CN  - BF633 .L5 1989eb
SN  - 9780807842539
SN  - 0807842532
SN  - 9780807882887
SN  - 0807882887
SN  - 9781614276753
SN  - 1614276757
KW  - Brainwashing : China.
KW  - Communism : China.
KW  - Totalitarianism.
KW  - China : History : 20th century.
KW  - Lavage de cerveau : Chine.
KW  - Communisme : Chine.
KW  - Totalitarisme.
KW  - Chine : Histoire : 20e siècle.
KW  - totalitarianism.
KW  - SELF-HELP : Motivational & Inspirational.
KW  - Brainwashing
KW  - Communism
KW  - Totalitarianism
KW  - China
KW  - 1900-1999
KW  - History
ER  -