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Brainwashing : the science of thought control / Kathleen Taylor.

Taylor, Kathleen E. (Kathleen Eleanor). (Author).

Summary:

"In Brainwashing, Kathleen Taylor brings together for the first time the worlds of neuroscience and social psychology to examine why humans have attempted througout history to influence and control the thoughts of others. The technical term for this process, brainwashing, was coined shortly after the Korean War, but the concept has been with us ever since humans began to interact with one another. In this compelling and thought-provoking book, Taylor explores the history and the science of thought-control and shows how it still exists all around us, from marketing and television to politics and education." - Library of Congress.

Record details

ISBN: 9780198798330
ISBN: 0198798334
Physical Description: xxvi, 494 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally published: 2004.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-452) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The birth of a word -- God or the group? -- The power of persuasion -- Hoping to heal -- 'I suggest, you persuade, he brainwashes' -- Brainwashing and influence -- Our ever-changing brains -- Webs and new worlds -- Swept away -- The power of stop-and-think -- That freedom thing -- Victims and predators -- Mind factories -- Science and Nightmare -- Taking a stand.