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Delusion and Mass Delusion
About this book
In this classic of political and social psychology, Joost Meerloo attempts to account for the mechanisms of mind that have made the brainwashing techniques of totalitarian states so historically successful. His frightening conclusion, that "hardly anyone can resist, " appeals to mechanisms undergirding human thought, many of which are not obviously available to individuals.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Part One Delusion and Mass-Delusion
- I. THINKING AND DELUSION
- II. MASS AND DELUSION
- Part Two Mass-Suicide and Atomic Fear
- Latent Suicidal Thoughts of the Masses. Atomic Fear. Self-Destruction. The Urge for Catastrophe.
- Part Three Some Mental Aspects of the Human Animal (Remaining Young, Walking Erect and Playing Continually)
- A Picture of the Human Animal. Man Walks Erect. Man Is An Escapist. Man Has Instruments. Man Lives Opposite Things. The Tyranny of Instincts. Man Grasps the Opportunity For Speech. An Eager Learning Animal. Only Man Is Surprised. PrejudiceāThe Enemy of Learning. Man, The Eternal Baby. The Dreamer-Fighter. Homo LudensāThe Playing Man. The Quest for Safety. The Sclerotized Student.
- References