The Crowd/Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds by Gustave Le Bon, Charles Mackay

The Crowd/Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds

Gustave Le Bon, Charles Mackay

288 pages first pub 1895 (editions)

nonfiction politics psychology sociology reflective slow-paced

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There are two classic texts that deal with crowd psychology and the irrational behavior that characterizes large groups of people acting en masse. They are The Crowd, and Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness Crowds. Both books provide l...

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