Doing Harm: How the World’s Largest Psychological Association Lost Its Way in the War on Terror 9780228018629

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Table of contents :
Cover
DOING HARM
Title
Copyright
Dedication
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Author’s Note
Introduction
1 Embracing the “War on Terror”
2 The Perversion of a Profession
3 The Pretense of Deliberation
4 Revelations and Resistance
5 The Reckoning
6 The Empire Strikes Back
7 Operational Psychology: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
8 Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead
Notes
Recommended Resources for Further Study
Index

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