“Hypnotizzy” in the Cold War: The American Fascination with Hypnotism in the 1950s

Journal of American Culture

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 154-169

  Genter, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84857556635     PISSN: 15427331     EISSN: 1542734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-734X.2006.00326.x     Document Type: Article

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