{"product_id":"thought-reform-and-the-psychology-of-totalism-a-study-of-brainwashing-in-china-paperback","title":"Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Study of 'brainwashing' in China - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Jay Lifton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInformed 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Jay Lifton is lecturer on psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and author of \"Death in Life: Survivors of Hiroshima\" and \"The Nazi Doctors.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 524\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.31 x 8.49 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 31, 1989\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53143241818223,"sku":"9780807842539","price":104.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0717\/4966\/4879\/files\/ck1YYnM3ZE1zdU0rbEtubVcrT2hoQT09.webp?v=1779508421","url":"https:\/\/finderbooks.com\/products\/thought-reform-and-the-psychology-of-totalism-a-study-of-brainwashing-in-china-paperback","provider":"Finder Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}