{"product_id":"weaponized-psychology-antonios-valamontes-9798271575532","title":"Weaponized Psychology: How Cognitive Dissonance Controls the Modern Mind","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if belief itself could be engineered?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeaponized Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how one of the most profound ideas in behavioral science - \u003cb\u003ecognitive dissonance\u003c\/b\u003e - has evolved from a theory about inner conflict into a blueprint for mass persuasion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from psychology, neuroscience, and modern media systems, Antonios Valamontes traces how governments, corporations, and algorithms learned to turn \u003cb\u003epsychological discomfort into compliance\u003c\/b\u003e. What began as a study of how people justify contradictions has become a mechanism that shapes attention, identity, and truth itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn clear, elegant language, Valamontes connects the dots between: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eFestinger's classic experiments and today's algorithmic echo chambers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmotional engineering and predictive coding in the brain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe digital economy of outrage and obedience\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eMethods to \u003cb\u003ereclaim cognitive freedom\u003c\/b\u003e in a world designed to hijack it\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending science, philosophy, and human insight, this book helps readers recognize how influence works-not to escape society, but to see it clearly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAwareness is the last freedom no system can automate.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdeal for readers of Yuval Noah Harari, Daniel Kahneman, and Byung-Chul Han, \u003ci\u003eWeaponized Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e is both a map of manipulation and a manual for mental sovereignty in the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Antonios Valamontes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798271575532\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d","brand":"Antonios Valamontes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48175792783615,"sku":"9798271575532","price":24.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4dd8350c-572c-4382-9822-2ea43a5b4a0a.jpg?v=1771335933","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/weaponized-psychology-antonios-valamontes-9798271575532","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}