The Mind Stealers: Psychosurgery and Mind Control

by Samuel Chavkin

Examines the various techniques, and their practitioners, of controlling people's minds and behavior, describing actual and theoretical medical and political uses of drugs, conditioning, electroshock, ultrasound, surgery, and other techniques

Genres: Psychology

228 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1978

Reviews

[R.K. Cowles · Rating 4 out of 5]

3 3/4 stars

[Tommy · Rating 5 out of 5]

In the 1970s state enforced behavioural modification was being openly discussed amongst medical experts and politicians as a potential solution to the rising crime rates. There was actual cases of psychosurgery and coerced experiments on prisoners.

All the surveillance/control methods theorized as a final "solution" could easily be deployed tomorrow since the technological infrastructure essiently exists today already, all that's necessary is the appropriate political climate.