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Brainwashing
The science of thought control
Kathleen Taylor
336 pages
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17 line drawings
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196x129mm
978-0-19-920478-6
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Paperback
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27 July 2006
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- The first book about brainwashing that discusses not just the history, sociology, and psychology of the topic, but links it with a fascinating and accessible account of the brain and neuroscience.
- Short-listed for the MIND Book of the Year Award 2005.
- Alongside the science and psychology, Taylor examines the history, politics, and ethics of brainwashing. Touching on religion, education, and advertising, this book shows how it goes on all around us.
- Topical, covering real-life events and issues such as terrorism, September 11th, and the trial of Patty Hearst, as well as famous fictional cases of brainwashing, including Orwell's 1984 and The Manchurian Candidate.
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: including history, sociology, psychology, and psychotherapy. But until now, a crucial part of the debate
has been missing: that of any serious reference to the science of the human brain. Descriptions of how opinions can be changed, whether by persuasion, deceit, or force, have been almost entirely psychological.
In Brainwashing, Kathleen Taylor brings the worlds of neuroscience and social psychology together for the first time. In elegant and accessible prose, and with abundant use of anecdotes and case-studies, she examines the ethical problems involved in carrying out the required experiments on humans, the limitations of animal models, and the frightening implications of such research. She also explores the history of thought-control and shows how it still exists all around us, from marketing and television, to politics and education.
Readership: Anyone interested in psychology, the brain, and the mind. Those interested in the social aspects of suggestion, human behaviour, and thought-control. General readers of popular science.
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Kathleen Taylor, Department of Physiology, University of Oxford
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"An ambitious and well-written study" - The Guardian
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Preface
Part 1: Torture and seduction
1: The birth of a word
2: God or the group?
3: The power of persuasion
4: Hoping to heal
5: 'I suggest, you persuade, he brainwashes'
6: Brainwashing and influence
Part 2: The traitor in your skull
7: Our ever-changing brains
8: Webs and new worlds
9: Swept away
10: The power of stop-and-think
11: That freedom thing
Part 3: Freedom and control
12: Victims and predators
13: Mind factories
14: Science and nightmare
15: Taking a stand
Notes
References
Further reading
Glossary
Index
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