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Cults in Our Midst: The Continuing Fight Against Their Hidden Menace
Margaret Thaler Singer
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Description for Cults in Our Midst: The Continuing Fight Against Their Hidden Menace
Paperback. Cults are bigger than ever, with broad ramifications for national and international terrorism. This edition reveals what cults are and how they work, focusing on the coercive persuasion techniques of charismatic leaders seeking money and power. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCZ; HRQM; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 666.
Cults today are bigger than ever, with broad ramifications for national and international terrorism. In this newly revised edition of her definitive work on cults, Singer reveals what cults really are and how they work, focusing specifically on the coercive persuasion techniques of charismatic leaders seeking money and power. The book contains fascinating updates on Heaven's Gate, Falun Gong, Aum Shinrikyo, Hare Krishna, the Reverend Sun Myung Moon, and the connection between cults and terrorism in Al Queda and the PLO.
Cults today are bigger than ever, with broad ramifications for national and international terrorism. In this newly revised edition of her definitive work on cults, Singer reveals what cults really are and how they work, focusing specifically on the coercive persuasion techniques of charismatic leaders seeking money and power. The book contains fascinating updates on Heaven's Gate, Falun Gong, Aum Shinrikyo, Hare Krishna, the Reverend Sun Myung Moon, and the connection between cults and terrorism in Al Queda and the PLO.
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Weight
665 g
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780787967413
SKU
V9780787967413
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About Margaret Thaler Singer
Margaret Thaler Singer is a clinical psychologist and emeritus adjunct professor at the University of California, Berkeley. In her career she has counseled and interviewed more than 3,000 current and former cult members and their relatives and friends. An expert on post--traumatic stress as well as cults, she lectures widely in the United States and abroad. She is the coauthor ... Read more
Reviews for Cults in Our Midst: The Continuing Fight Against Their Hidden Menace
Essential reading for all citizens in a free society to learn how even here it is possible to persuade people to give up their freedom and harm themselves and their children.