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Lifton, Robert Jay.

Thought reform and the psychology of totalism: a study of brainwashing in China/ Robert Jay Lifton. - Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, 1989. - xiv, 510 p. ; 22 cm.

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

ISBN: 0807842532 (alk. paper)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Brainwashing
Communism
Totalitarianism
Prisoners of war
Korean War (1950-1953)

Dewey Class. No.: 155.8 / ROB/T