Brainwashing : the science of thought control / Kathleen Taylor.

By:

Taylor, Kathleen E. (Kathleen Eleanor)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 324 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780191514050
0191514055
9786610904334
6610904332

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Brainwashing.DDC classification:

153.853 22

LOC classification:

BF633 .T39 2006eb

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Contents:

List of figures; Preface; Part I: Torture and seduction; Part II: The traitor in your skull; Part III: Freedom and control; Notes; References; Further reading; Glossary; Index.

Summary: Bringing together cutting-edge research from psychology and neuroscience, Kathleen Taylor puts the brain back into brainwashing and shows why understanding this mysterious phenomenon is vitally relevant in the twenty-first century. - ;Throughout history, humans have attempted to influence and control the thoughts of others. Since the word 'brainwashing' was coined in the aftermath of the Korean War, it has become part of the popular culture, served as a topic for jokes, and been exploited to create sensational headlines. It has also been the subject of learned discussion from many disciplines.

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Originally published: 2004.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-300) and index.

Print version record.

List of figures; Preface; Part I: Torture and seduction; Part II: The traitor in your skull; Part III: Freedom and control; Notes; References; Further reading; Glossary; Index.

Bringing together cutting-edge research from psychology and neuroscience, Kathleen Taylor puts the brain back into brainwashing and shows why understanding this mysterious phenomenon is vitally relevant in the twenty-first century. - ;Throughout history, humans have attempted to influence and control the thoughts of others. Since the word 'brainwashing' was coined in the aftermath of the Korean War, it has become part of the popular culture, served as a topic for jokes, and been exploited to create sensational headlines. It has also been the subject of learned discussion from many disciplines.

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