

Hero image 0 of Dark Persuasion: A History of Brainwashing from Pavlov to Social Media, (Paperback), 0 of 1
Dark Persuasion: A History of Brainwashing from Pavlov to Social Media, (Paperback)
(No ratings yet)
Key item features
- Dark Persuasion: A History of Brainwashing from Pavlov to Social Media, (Paperback)
- Author: Yale University Press
- ISBN: 9780300271034
- Format: Paperback
- Publication Date: 2023-02-21
- Page Count: 304
Specs
- Book formatPaperback
- Fiction/nonfictionNon-Fiction
- Pages304
- SubgenreHistory
- Series titleNo Series
- Number in series0
Current price is USD$20.24
Price when purchased online
Free 90-day returns
How do you want your item?
Try 30 days of Free Shipping with Walmart+! Choose plan at checkout.
Columbus, 43215
Arrives by Fri, Feb 13
Sold and shipped by Walmart.com
Free 90-day returns
This item is gift eligible
More seller options (3)
Starting from $23.00
About this item
Product details
A "highly readable and compelling" account (Science) of brainwashing's pervasive role in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries "Riveting. . . . Dimsdale . . . shows how the art of dark persuasion a generation ago led almost inevitably to today's misinformation, cyberbullying and cultlike behavior on the Internet."--Dina Temple-Raston, Washington Post This gripping book traces the evolution of brainwashing from its beginnings in torture and religious conversion into the age of neuroscience and social media. When Pavlov introduced scientific approaches, his research was enthusiastically supported by Lenin and Stalin, setting the stage for major breakthroughs in tools for social, political, and religious control. Tracing these developments through many of the past century's major conflagrations, Dimsdale narrates how when World War II erupted, governments secretly raced to develop drugs for interrogation. Brainwashing returned to the spotlight during the Cold War in the hands of the North Koreans and Chinese. In response, a huge Manhattan Project of the Mind was established to study memory obliteration, indoctrination during sleep, and hallucinogens. Cults used the techniques as well. Nobel laureates, university academics, intelligence operatives, criminals, and clerics all populate this shattering and dark story--one that hasn't yet ended.
- Dark Persuasion: A History of Brainwashing from Pavlov to Social Media, (Paperback)
- Author: Yale University Press
- ISBN: 9780300271034
- Format: Paperback
- Publication Date: 2023-02-21
- Page Count: 304
info:
We aim to show you accurate product information. Manufacturers, suppliers and others provide what you see here, and we have not verified it. Â
Specifications
Book format
Paperback
Fiction/nonfiction
Non-Fiction
Genre
Political & Social Sciences
Pages
304
Warranty
Warranty information
Please be aware that the warranty terms on items offered for sale by third party Marketplace sellers may differ from those displayed in this section (if any). To confirm warranty terms on an item offered for sale by a third party Marketplace seller, please use the 'Contact seller' feature on the third party Marketplace seller's information page and request the item's warranty terms prior to purchase.
Similar items you might like
Based on what customers bought
Pre-Owned The Dark Side of the Earth: Russia's Short-Lived Victory Over Totalitarianism (Hardcover) 1668013908 9781668013908 $26.68
$2668current price $26.68Pre-Owned The Dark Side of the Earth: Russia's Short-Lived Victory Over Totalitarianism (Hardcover) 1668013908 9781668013908
Shipping, arrives in 3+ daysBeyond All Fronts, a Bystander's Notes on This Thirty Years War, (Paperback) $25.95
$2595current price $25.95Beyond All Fronts, a Bystander's Notes on This Thirty Years War, (Paperback)
Save withShipping, arrives in 3+ daysHistorical Papers Relating To The Jacobite Period, 1699-1750, Issue 16, (Paperback) $25.95
$2595current price $25.95Historical Papers Relating To The Jacobite Period, 1699-1750, Issue 16, (Paperback)
Save withShipping, arrives in 3+ daysHumboldt and Jefferson: A Transatlantic Friendship of the Enlightenment, (Paperback) $26.98
$2698current price $26.98Humboldt and Jefferson: A Transatlantic Friendship of the Enlightenment, (Paperback)
Shipping, arrives in 3+ daysTemesvar : A Romaniai Forradalom Kitoresenek Valodi Tortenete (Paperback) $32.95
$3295current price $32.95Temesvar : A Romaniai Forradalom Kitoresenek Valodi Tortenete (Paperback)
Save withShipping, arrives in 3+ daysFrom Peoples Into Nations: A History of Eastern Europe, (Paperback) $14.98
$1498current price $14.98From Peoples Into Nations: A History of Eastern Europe, (Paperback)
Save withShipping, arrives in 2 daysA Syllabus of Modern European History, 1500-1919, (Paperback) $15.95
$1595current price $15.95A Syllabus of Modern European History, 1500-1919, (Paperback)
Save withShipping, arrives in 3+ daysThe History of Mother Shipton (Hardcover) $26.95
$2695current price $26.95The History of Mother Shipton (Hardcover)
Save withShipping, arrives in 3+ daysStudies in the History and Culture of th Le contre-discours coranique, Book 30, (Paperback) $20.67
$2067current price $20.67Studies in the History and Culture of th Le contre-discours coranique, Book 30, (Paperback)
Shipping, arrives in 3+ daysThe Battle of Tsushima, (Paperback) $22.68
$2268current price $22.68The Battle of Tsushima, (Paperback)
Shipping, arrives in 3+ daysEast Utica Our Loving Memories, (Paperback) $17.99
$1799current price $17.99East Utica Our Loving Memories, (Paperback)
Save withShipping, arrives in 3+ daysHuman Rights in History Night on Earth, (Paperback) $28.91 Was $34.99
Now$2891current price Now $28.91, Was $34.99$34.99Human Rights in History Night on Earth, (Paperback)
Save withShipping, arrives in 3+ daysThe Computer: A Brief History of the Machine That Changed the World, (Paperback) $29.95
$2995current price $29.95The Computer: A Brief History of the Machine That Changed the World, (Paperback)
Save withShipping, arrives in 3+ daysEuropa Zwischen Den Weltkriegen, (Paperback) $30.09
$3009current price $30.09Europa Zwischen Den Weltkriegen, (Paperback)
Save withShipping, arrives in 3+ daysEnemy Number One: The United States of America in Soviet Ideology and Propaganda, 1945-1959, (Paperback) $28.96
$2896current price $28.96Enemy Number One: The United States of America in Soviet Ideology and Propaganda, 1945-1959, (Paperback)
Save withShipping, arrives in 3+ daysThe New History (Paperback) $26.99
$2699current price $26.99The New History (Paperback)
Save withShipping, arrives in 3+ daysKnowledge Lost: A New View of Early Modern Intellectual History, (Paperback) $22.97
$2297current price $22.97Knowledge Lost: A New View of Early Modern Intellectual History, (Paperback)
Save withShipping, arrives in 3+ daysMaking Sense of History Remapping Knowledge: Intercultural Studies for a Global Age, Book 8, (Paperback) $19.95
$1995current price $19.95Making Sense of History Remapping Knowledge: Intercultural Studies for a Global Age, Book 8, (Paperback)
Save withShipping, arrives in 3+ daysPre-Owned By Bread Alone: The Story of A-4685 (Paperback) 0960653406 9780960653409 $9.39
$939current price $9.39Pre-Owned By Bread Alone: The Story of A-4685 (Paperback) 0960653406 9780960653409
Shipping, arrives in 3+ daysSpektrum: Publications of the German Stu Football Nation: The Playing Fields of German Culture, History, and Society, Book 25, (Paperback) $24.95
$2495current price $24.95Spektrum: Publications of the German Stu Football Nation: The Playing Fields of German Culture, History, and Society, Book 25, (Paperback)
Save withShipping, arrives by release date Jun 1
Compare with similar items
| Product | Viewing this itemDark Persuasion: A History of Brainwashing from Pavlov to Social Media, (Paperback) ![]() $20.24 current price $20.24 | Pre-Owned The Dark Side of the Earth: Russia's Short-Lived Victory Over Totalitarianism (Hardcover) 1668013908 9781668013908 ![]() $26.68 current price $26.68 | Historical Papers Relating To The Jacobite Period, 1699-1750, Issue 16, (Paperback) ![]() $25.95 current price $25.95 | Humboldt and Jefferson: A Transatlantic Friendship of the Enlightenment, (Paperback) ![]() $26.98 current price $26.98 | Temesvar : A Romaniai Forradalom Kitoresenek Valodi Tortenete (Paperback) ![]() $32.95 current price $32.95 | From Peoples Into Nations: A History of Eastern Europe, (Paperback) ![]() $14.98 current price $14.98 | A Syllabus of Modern European History, 1500-1919, (Paperback) ![]() $15.95 current price $15.95 | The History of Mother Shipton (Hardcover) ![]() $26.95 current price $26.95 | Studies in the History and Culture of th Le contre-discours coranique, Book 30, (Paperback) ![]() $20.67 current price $20.67 |
|---|
| Book format | PaperbackDark Persuasion: A History of Brainwashing from Pavlov to Social Media, (Paperback) | HardcoverPre-Owned The Dark Side of the Earth: Russia's Short-Lived Victory Over Totalitarianism (Hardcover) 1668013908 9781668013908 | PaperbackHistorical Papers Relating To The Jacobite Period, 1699-1750, Issue 16, (Paperback) | PaperbackHumboldt and Jefferson: A Transatlantic Friendship of the Enlightenment, (Paperback) | PaperbackTemesvar : A Romaniai Forradalom Kitoresenek Valodi Tortenete (Paperback) | PaperbackFrom Peoples Into Nations: A History of Eastern Europe, (Paperback) | PaperbackA Syllabus of Modern European History, 1500-1919, (Paperback) | HardcoverThe History of Mother Shipton (Hardcover) | PaperbackStudies in the History and Culture of th Le contre-discours coranique, Book 30, (Paperback) | PaperbackThe Battle of Tsushima, (Paperback) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiction/nonfiction | Non-FictionDark Persuasion: A History of Brainwashing from Pavlov to Social Media, (Paperback) | Non-FictionPre-Owned The Dark Side of the Earth: Russia's Short-Lived Victory Over Totalitarianism (Hardcover) 1668013908 9781668013908 | Non-FictionHistorical Papers Relating To The Jacobite Period, 1699-1750, Issue 16, (Paperback) | Non-FictionHumboldt and Jefferson: A Transatlantic Friendship of the Enlightenment, (Paperback) | Non-FictionTemesvar : A Romaniai Forradalom Kitoresenek Valodi Tortenete (Paperback) | Non-FictionFrom Peoples Into Nations: A History of Eastern Europe, (Paperback) | Non-FictionA Syllabus of Modern European History, 1500-1919, (Paperback) | Non-FictionThe History of Mother Shipton (Hardcover) | Non-FictionStudies in the History and Culture of th Le contre-discours coranique, Book 30, (Paperback) | Non-FictionThe Battle of Tsushima, (Paperback) |
| Pages | 304Dark Persuasion: A History of Brainwashing from Pavlov to Social Media, (Paperback) | 560Pre-Owned The Dark Side of the Earth: Russia's Short-Lived Victory Over Totalitarianism (Hardcover) 1668013908 9781668013908 | 424Historical Papers Relating To The Jacobite Period, 1699-1750, Issue 16, (Paperback) | 232Humboldt and Jefferson: A Transatlantic Friendship of the Enlightenment, (Paperback) | 340Temesvar : A Romaniai Forradalom Kitoresenek Valodi Tortenete (Paperback) | 968From Peoples Into Nations: A History of Eastern Europe, (Paperback) | 86A Syllabus of Modern European History, 1500-1919, (Paperback) | 24The History of Mother Shipton (Hardcover) | 363Studies in the History and Culture of th Le contre-discours coranique, Book 30, (Paperback) | 208The Battle of Tsushima, (Paperback) |
| Subgenre | HistoryDark Persuasion: A History of Brainwashing from Pavlov to Social Media, (Paperback) | RussiaPre-Owned The Dark Side of the Earth: Russia's Short-Lived Victory Over Totalitarianism (Hardcover) 1668013908 9781668013908 | EuropeHistorical Papers Relating To The Jacobite Period, 1699-1750, Issue 16, (Paperback) | ModernHumboldt and Jefferson: A Transatlantic Friendship of the Enlightenment, (Paperback) | -Temesvar : A Romaniai Forradalom Kitoresenek Valodi Tortenete (Paperback) | Eastern EuropeFrom Peoples Into Nations: A History of Eastern Europe, (Paperback) | ModernA Syllabus of Modern European History, 1500-1919, (Paperback) | Modern - 18th CenturyThe History of Mother Shipton (Hardcover) | IslamStudies in the History and Culture of th Le contre-discours coranique, Book 30, (Paperback) | ModernThe Battle of Tsushima, (Paperback) |
Now hiding additional rows in the Table
Popular items in this category
Best selling items that customers love
Pre-Owned Cold War Captives: Imprisonment, Escape, and Brainwashing (Paperback) 0520257316 9780520257313 $11.93
$1193current price $11.93Pre-Owned Cold War Captives: Imprisonment, Escape, and Brainwashing (Paperback) 0520257316 9780520257313
Shipping, arrives in 3+ daysThe Fallacies of Cold War Deterrence and a New Direction, (Paperback) $17.30
$1730current price $17.30The Fallacies of Cold War Deterrence and a New Direction, (Paperback)
Save withShipping, arrives in 3+ daysThe Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing and the Psychology of Genocide, (Paperback) $24.99
$2499current price $24.99The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing and the Psychology of Genocide, (Paperback)
Save withShipping, arrives in 3+ daysThe Siege: A Six-Day Hostage Crisis and the Daring Special-Forces Operation That Shocked the World (Paperback) $17.10
$1710current price $17.10The Siege: A Six-Day Hostage Crisis and the Daring Special-Forces Operation That Shocked the World (Paperback)
Save withShipping, arrives in 2 days1971: A People's History from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India, (Paperback) $31.84
$3184current price $31.841971: A People's History from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India, (Paperback)
Shipping, arrives in 3+ days21 Lessons for the 21st Century, (Paperback) $13.67 Was $15.20
Now$1367current price Now $13.67, Was $15.20$15.2021 Lessons for the 21st Century, (Paperback)
35 out of 5 Stars. 3 reviewsSave withShipping, arrives in 2 daysEden Undone: A True Story of Sex, Murder, and Utopia at the Dawn of World War II, (Paperback) $17.71
$1771current price $17.71Eden Undone: A True Story of Sex, Murder, and Utopia at the Dawn of World War II, (Paperback)
Save withShipping, arrives in 2 daysKellogg Institute Democracy and Developm Authoritarian El Salvador: Politics and the Origins of the Military Regimes, 1880-1940, (Paperback) $55.00
$5500current price $55.00Kellogg Institute Democracy and Developm Authoritarian El Salvador: Politics and the Origins of the Military Regimes, 1880-1940, (Paperback)
Save withShipping, arrives in 3+ daysWiley Blackwell Companions to American History: A Companion to 19th-Century America (Paperback) $29.98
$2998current price $29.98Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History: A Companion to 19th-Century America (Paperback)
Save withShipping, arrives in 3+ daysAgent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal, (Paperback) $12.64
$1264current price $12.64Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal, (Paperback)
Save withShipping, arrives in 2 daysThe Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War (Paperback) $8.37
$837current price $8.37The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War (Paperback)
15 out of 5 Stars. 1 reviewsSave withShipping, arrives in 2 daysThe Wisconsin Story: 150 People, Places, and Turning Points That Shaped the Badger State, (Paperback) $35.66
$3566current price $35.66The Wisconsin Story: 150 People, Places, and Turning Points That Shaped the Badger State, (Paperback)
Shipping, arrives in 3+ daysMaking of the Modern World: The Twentieth-Century World, 1914 to the Present (Paperback) $47.78
$4778current price $47.78Making of the Modern World: The Twentieth-Century World, 1914 to the Present (Paperback)
Shipping, arrives in 3+ daysLongman History of Modern Europe Europe Contested: From the Kaiser to Brexit, (Paperback) $55.99
$5599current price $55.99Longman History of Modern Europe Europe Contested: From the Kaiser to Brexit, (Paperback)
Save withShipping, arrives in 3+ daysThe Shaping of the Modern Middle East, (Paperback) $32.39
$3239current price $32.39The Shaping of the Modern Middle East, (Paperback)
Shipping, arrives in 3+ daysTunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall, (Paperback) $16.10
$1610current price $16.10Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall, (Paperback)
Save withShipping, arrives in 2 daysCenturies of Genocide: Essays and Eyewitness Accounts, (Paperback) $79.63
$7963current price $79.63Centuries of Genocide: Essays and Eyewitness Accounts, (Paperback)
Shipping, arrives in 3+ daysPrinceton Classics The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy, Book 117, (Paperback) $15.58
$1558current price $15.58Princeton Classics The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy, Book 117, (Paperback)
Save withShipping, arrives in 3+ daysPre-Owned Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World (Paperback) 1541736125 9781541736122 $5.30
4 optionsAvailable in additional 4 options$530current price $5.30Options from $5.30 – $6.02Pre-Owned Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World (Paperback) 1541736125 9781541736122
Shipping, arrives in 3+ daysPre-Owned The Unseen Hand: An Introduction to the Conspiratorial View of History (Paperback) 0961413506 9780961413507 $17.81
2 optionsAvailable in additional 2 options$1781current price $17.81Pre-Owned The Unseen Hand: An Introduction to the Conspiratorial View of History (Paperback) 0961413506 9780961413507
15 out of 5 Stars. 1 reviewsShipping, arrives in 3+ days
Customer ratings & reviews
0 ratings|0 reviews
This item does not have any reviews yet










