Dark persuasion : a history of brainwashing from Pavlov to social media
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2021.
ISBN
0300247176, 9780300247176
Physical Desc
xiii, 284 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Status
Adult Nonfiction (3rd floor)
NF 153.853 DIMSDAL 2021
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NF 153.853 DIMSDAL 2021
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2021.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
0300247176, 9780300247176
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-274) and index.
Description
"This gripping book traces the evolution of brainwashing from its beginnings in torture and religious conversion into the age of neuroscience and social media. When Pavlov introduced scientific approaches, his research was enthusiastically supported by Lenin and Stalin, setting the stage for major breakthroughs in tools for social, political, and religious control. Tracing these developments through many of the past century's major conflagrations, Dimsdale narrates how when World War II erupted, governments secretly raced to develop drugs for interrogation. Brainwashing returned to the spotlight during the Cold War in the hands of the North Koreans and Chinese. In response, a huge Manhattan Project of the Mind was established to study memory obliteration, indoctrination during sleep, and hallucinogens. Cults used the techniques as well. Nobel laureates, university academics, intelligence operatives, criminals, and clerics all populate this shattering and dark story--one that hasn't yet ended"--,Publisher's website.
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cc,2021-08-16,JV
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dimsdale, J. E. (2021). Dark persuasion: a history of brainwashing from Pavlov to social media . Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dimsdale, Joel E., 1947-. 2021. Dark Persuasion: A History of Brainwashing From Pavlov to Social Media. Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dimsdale, Joel E., 1947-. Dark Persuasion: A History of Brainwashing From Pavlov to Social Media Yale University Press, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dimsdale, Joel E. Dark Persuasion: A History of Brainwashing From Pavlov to Social Media Yale University Press, 2021.
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