LEADER 04041nam 2200745Ia 450 001 9910456724203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-06857-5 010 $a9786613068576 010 $a1-61277-407-5 035 $a(CKB)2550000000033473 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH23053816 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000534614 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12178791 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000534614 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10511247 035 $a(PQKB)10380037 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3118738 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3118738 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10464566 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL306857 035 $a(OCoLC)922968671 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000033473 100 $a20040511d2004 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBrainwashing$b[electronic resource] $ethe fictions of mind control : a study of novels and films since World War II /$fDavid Seed 210 $aKent, Ohio $cKent State University Press$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (xxvi, 325 p.) 300 $aFormerly CIP.$5Uk 311 $a0-87338-813-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 294-316) and index. 330 $aDuring the Korean War, the horror of 'brainwashing' gripped the Western imagination. David Seed traces the assimilation of the notion of brainwashing into science fiction, political commentary, & conspiracy narratives of the Cold War era, showing how these fantasies express the anxieties of the time. 330 $bAn examination of the literary and cinematic representations of brainwashing during the Cold War era.;The term "brainwashing" coined during the Korean War, was popularised by a CIA operative who was a tireless campaigner against communism. it took hold quickly and became a means to articulate fears of totalitarian tendencies in American life. David Seed traces the assimilation of the notion of brainwashing into science fiction, political commentary, and conspiracy narratives of the Cold War era. He demonstrates how these works grew out of a context of political and socail events and how they express the anxieties of the time.;This study reviews 1950s science fiction, Korean War fiction, and the film The Manchurian Candidate. Seed provides new interpretations of writers such as Orwell and Burroughs within the history of psychological manipulation for political purposes, using declassified and other documents to contextualise the material. he explores the shifting view points of how brainwashing is represented, changing from an external threat to American values to an internal threat against individual American liberties by the U.S. government.;Anyone with an interest in science fiction, popular culture, or the Cold War will welcome this study. 606 $aEnglish fiction$y20th century$xHistory and criticism 606 $aBrainwashing in literature 606 $aAmerican fiction$y20th century$xHistory and criticism 606 $aLiterature and science$zEnglish-speaking countries 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xLiterature and the war 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xInfluence 606 $aBrainwashing in motion pictures 606 $aAlien abduction in literature 606 $aConspiracies in literature 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEnglish fiction$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aBrainwashing in literature. 615 0$aAmerican fiction$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aLiterature and science 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xLiterature and the war. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xInfluence. 615 0$aBrainwashing in motion pictures. 615 0$aAlien abduction in literature. 615 0$aConspiracies in literature. 676 $a823.91409353 700 $aSeed$b David$0169157 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456724203321 996 $aBrainwashing$92032860 997 $aUNINA