4629609The Rise and Fall of Synanonhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-rise-and-fall-of-synanon-9781421448329/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4313568/image.jpg?v=638446635234800000420512MXNJohns Hopkins University PressInStock/Ebooks/The definitive account of Synanon.On a fall day in 1978, Los Angeles attorney Paul Morantz reached into his mailbox to collect his mail and was nearly killed. He was bitten by the four-foot-long rattlesnake that had been put there by members of a cultlike group called Synanon.Chuck Dedericha former Alcoholics Anonymous member who coined the phrase "Today is the first day of the rest of your life"established Synanon as an innovative drug rehabilitation center near the Santa Monica beach in 1958. Synanon quickly evolved into an experimental commune and religion that attracted thousands of members and was strongly committed to social justice and progressive education. Twenty years later, when Dederich was arrested for the Morantz attack, Synanon had devolved into a paranoid community that followed its egomaniacal leader in whatever direction he chose to take.Based on extensive primary sources and interviews with former members, The Rise and Fall of Synanon explores how the group arose in the context of American social, political, and economic trends. Historian Rod Janzen argues that Synanons downfall resulted from members giving too much power to Synanons charismatic founder. The subject of a new documentary and podcast, this community serves as a mesmerizing case study of how alternative societies can change over time and how the general publics reactions to such societies can shift from tolerance to fear and opposition....4408813The Rise and Fall of Synanon420512https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-rise-and-fall-of-synanon-9781421448329/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4313568/image.jpg?v=638446635234800000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20239781421448329_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_The definitive account of Synanon.On a fall day in 1978, Los Angeles attorney Paul Morantz reached into his mailbox to collect his mail and was nearly killed. He was bitten by the four-foot-long rattlesnake that had been put there by members of a cultlike group called Synanon.Chuck Dedericha former Alcoholics Anonymous member who coined the phrase "Today is the first day of the rest of your life"established Synanon as an innovative drug rehabilitation center near the Santa Monica beach in 1958. Synanon quickly evolved into an experimental commune and religion that attracted thousands of members and was strongly committed to social justice and progressive education. Twenty years later, when Dederich was arrested for the Morantz attack, Synanon had devolved into a paranoid community that followed its egomaniacal leader in whatever direction he chose to take.Based on extensive primary sources and interviews with former members, The Rise and Fall of Synanon explores how the group arose in the context of American social, political, and economic trends. Historian Rod Janzen argues that Synanons downfall resulted from members giving too much power to Synanons charismatic founder. The subject of a new documentary and podcast, this community serves as a mesmerizing case study of how alternative societies can change over time and how the general publics reactions to such societies can shift from tolerance to fear and opposition....9781421448329_Johns Hopkins University Presslibro_electonico_9781421448329_9781421448329Rod JanzenInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/johnshopkins_trade-epub-b482b2ca-f2ad-420f-9b3c-d28dff3f5a39.epub2023-10-03T00:00:00+00:00Johns Hopkins University Press