Binding: Paperback
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.
Title: Brainwashing The Science Of Thought Control
Author(s): Taylor Kathleen (Department Of Physiology University Of Oxford)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780198798330
Pages: 528 Pages, 17 B&W Halftones
Publication Date: 4/23/2017
Series: Oxford Landmark Science
Category: Popular Psychology