Thought reform and the psychology of totalism: a study of brainwashing in China/ Robert Jay Lifton.

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Lifton, Robert Jay

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TextPublication details: Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, 1989.Description: xiv, 510 p. ; 22 cmISBN:

0807842532 (alk. paper)

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DDC classification:

155.8 LIF/T

Contents:

PART ONE The Problem 1. What Is "Brainwashing"? 2. Research in Hong Kong PART TWO Prison Thought Reform of Westerners 3. Re-education: Dr. Vincent 4. Father Luca: The False Confession 5. Psychological Steps 6. Varieties of Response: The Obviously Confused 7. Varieties of Response: Apparent Converts 8. Varieties of Response: Apparent Resisters 9. Group Reform: Double-edged Leadership 10. Follow-up Visits 11. Father Simon: The Converted Jesuit 12. Recovery and Renewal: A Summing Up PART THREE Thought Reform of Chinese Intelleetuals 13. The Encounter 14. The Revolutionary University: Mr. Hu 15. A Chinese Odyssey 16. The Older Generation: Robert Chao 17. George Ghen: The Conversions of Youth 18. Grace Wu: Music and Reform 19. Cultural Perspectives: The Fate of Filial Piety 20. Cultural Perspectives: Origins 21. Cultural Perspectives: Impact PART FOUR Totalism and Its Alternatives 22. Ideological Totalism 23. Approaches to Re-education 24. "Open" Personal Change

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PART ONE
The Problem
1. What Is "Brainwashing"?
2. Research in Hong Kong
PART TWO
Prison Thought Reform of Westerners
3. Re-education: Dr. Vincent
4. Father Luca: The False Confession
5. Psychological Steps
6. Varieties of Response: The Obviously Confused
7. Varieties of Response: Apparent Converts
8. Varieties of Response: Apparent Resisters
9. Group Reform: Double-edged Leadership
10. Follow-up Visits
11. Father Simon: The Converted Jesuit
12. Recovery and Renewal: A Summing Up
PART THREE
Thought Reform of Chinese Intelleetuals
13. The Encounter
14. The Revolutionary University: Mr. Hu
15. A Chinese Odyssey
16. The Older Generation: Robert Chao
17. George Ghen: The Conversions of Youth
18. Grace Wu: Music and Reform
19. Cultural Perspectives: The Fate of Filial Piety
20. Cultural Perspectives: Origins
21. Cultural Perspectives: Impact
PART FOUR
Totalism and Its Alternatives
22. Ideological Totalism
23. Approaches to Re-education
24. "Open" Personal Change

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