Battle for the Mind: A Physiology of Conversion and Brainwashing – How Evangelists, Psychiatrists, Politicians, and Medicine Men Can Change Your Beliefs and Behavior

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How can an evangelist convert a hardboiled sophisticate? Why does a POW sign a “confession” that he knows is false? How is a criminal pressured into admitting his guilt? Do the evangelist, the POW’s captor and the policeman use similar methods to gain their ends? These and other compelling questions are discussed in this definitive work by William Sargant. Sargant explains and illustrates the basic techniques used by evangelists, psychiatrists and brainwashers to dissolve existing, established patterns of belief and then to substitute new beliefs and behaviors.
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Malor Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 3, 2015
Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 350 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1883536065
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1883536060
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.79 x 9 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #516,041 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #926 in Popular Psychology Pathologies #1,225 in Post-Traumatic Stress #1,405 in Cognitive Psychology (Books)
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Customers find the book to be a must-read with fascinating insights into brainwashing, and one customer describes it as an awesome introduction to an important field of science.