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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 29 December 2016
- ISBN 9780198798330
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages528 pages
- Size 195x133x31 mm
- Weight 382 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 17 B&W halftones 0
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Short description:
Bringing together cutting-edge research from psychology and neuroscience, Kathleen Taylor puts the brain back into brainwashing and shows why understanding this mysterious phenomenon is vitally relevant in the twenty-first century.
MoreLong description:
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 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 brought 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 persists all around us, from marketing and television, to politics and education.
This edition includes a new preface from the author reflecting on the uses of brainwashing today, including by the Islamic State.
Oxford Landmark Science books are 'must-read' classics of modern science writing which have crystallized big ideas, and shaped the way we think.
Review from previous edition A magisterially detailed survey... Taylor is never less than direct and engaging. The subject may be difficult but the writing never is. With no hint at all of academic pretension, this is a model of how to make hard science accessible without rendering it impossibly watered down or patronising. This is an outstanding book. Academic researchers and human rights professionals will find it a goldmine of relevant research and information. And anyone else interested in psychology will find it a thrill.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Part 1: Torture and seduction
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
Part 2: The traitor in your skull
Our ever-changing brains
Webs and new worlds
Swept away
The power of stop-and-think
That freedom thing
Part 3: Freedom and control
Victims and predators
Mind factories
Science and nightmare
Taking a stand
Notes
References
Further reading
Glossary
Index
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