{"product_id":"losing-reality-on-cults-cultism-and-the-mindset-of-political-and-religious-zealotry-hardcover","title":"Losing Reality: On Cults, Cultism, and the Mindset of Political and Religious Zealotry - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Jay Lifton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMedia track record: His previous book, \u003cem\u003eThe Climate Swerve\u003c\/em\u003e, was reviewed in the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e and excerpted in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e. Lifton has been a contributor to the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e for over fifty years. He has appeared on many NPR shows, including Fresh Air. He has appeared in many TV and feature documentaries. He has been interviewed by both Stephen Spielberg's team for a Discovery Channel show on the Japanese suicide Aum Shinrikyo and also for a film by Errol Morris. His definition of cults is used by the hugely popular podcast CULTS in the opening of their show.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCredentials: He is one of the world's leading authorities on thought control and cult violence. He taught and practiced at Yale, Harvard, and John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He is one of the great practitioners of psycho-history, the combination of psychiatry and history. His ideas are often cited in articles and essays. He has been a prolific voice on Trump's psychological suitability to be president. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlurbs\/endorsements: James Carroll, Martin Amis, Bill McKibben, Judith Herman, Sherry Turkle, James Gilligan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pioneer in the field of psychohistory, \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Jay Lifton\u003c\/strong\u003e is a psychiatrist and author best known for his studies of the psychological causes and effects of war and political violence and for his theory of thought reform and cult behavior. He has written over twenty books, including many seminal works in the field such as the National Book Award-winning \u003cem\u003eDeath in Life: Survivors of Hiroshima\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e Book Prize-winning \u003cem\u003eThe Nazi Doctors\u003c\/em\u003e, National Book Award-nominated \u003cem\u003eHome from the War\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as \u003cem\u003eThe Climate Swerve\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLosing Reality\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSurviving Our Catastrophes\u003c\/em\u003e (all from The New Press). He has taught at Yale University, Harvard University, and the City University of New York. He lives in Wellfleet, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.6 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770617757984,"sku":"9781620974995","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f4d65dffda3ffd4606403d81ab5a56cf.webp?v=1780375338","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/losing-reality-on-cults-cultism-and-the-mindset-of-political-and-religious-zealotry-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}