{"product_id":"the-crowd-a-study-of-the-popular-mind","title":"The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Insightful for its apprehension of the primitive nature of crowds...\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAn unabridged republication of a standard English translation of the work originally published in 1895 in France as La psychologie des foules.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tINTRODUCTION \n\u003cbr\u003e The Era of Crowds \n\u003cbr\u003eBook I: The Mind of Crowds \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter I \n\u003cbr\u003e General Characteristics of Crowds-Psychological Law of Their Mental Unity \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter II \n\u003cbr\u003e The Sentiments and Morality of Crowds \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter III \n\u003cbr\u003e \"The Ideas, Reasoning Power, and Imagination of Crowds\" \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter IV \n\u003cbr\u003e A Religious Shape Assumed by All the Convictions of Crowds \n\u003cbr\u003eBook II: The Opinions and Beliefs of Crowds \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter I \n\u003cbr\u003e Remote Factors of the Opinions and Beliefs of Crowds \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter II \n\u003cbr\u003e The Immediate Factors of the Opinions of Crowds \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter III \n\u003cbr\u003e The Leaders of Crowds and Their Means of Persuasion \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter IV \n\u003cbr\u003e Limitations of Variability of the Beliefs and Opinions of Crowds \n\u003cbr\u003eBook III: The Classification and Description of the Different Kinds of Crowds \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter I \n\u003cbr\u003e The Classification of Crowds \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter II \n\u003cbr\u003e Crowds Termed Criminal Crowds \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter III \n\u003cbr\u003e Criminal Juries \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter IV \n\u003cbr\u003e Electoral Crowds \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter V \n\u003cbr\u003e Parliamentary Assemblies \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOne of the most influential works of social psychology in history, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Crowd\u003c\/i\u003e was highly instrumental in creating this field of study by analyzing, in detail, mass behavior. The book had a profound impact not only on Freud but also on such twentieth-century masters of crowd control as Hitler and Mussolini -- both of whom may have used its observations as a guide to stirring up popular passions. In the author's words, \"The masses have never thirsted after the truth. Whoever can supply them with illusions is easily their master; whoever attempts to destroy their illusions is always their victim.\" \n\u003cbr\u003eAlthough the volume focuses on crowd psychology, it is also brilliantly instructive on the effects of the generally accepted beliefs of a nation's citizenry on the processes of history. Among the topics covered here are general characteristics and mental unity of the crowd; the crowd's sentiments and morality; its ideas, reasoning power, and imagination; opinions and beliefs of crowds and the means used by leaders to persuade; classification of crowds, including criminal and electrical assemblages, as well as the functioning of criminal juries and parliamentary assemblies. \n\u003cbr\u003eA must-read volume for students of history, sociology, law, and psychology, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Crowd\u003c\/i\u003e will also be invaluable to politicians, statesmen, investors, and marketing managers. \"Any study of crowd behavior, popular psychology, fascism, etc. would do well to begin with Le Bon's work.\" -- Anson Rabinbach, Professor of History, Princeton University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Le Bon, Gustave\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2002-01-08\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Social Science \/ Popular Culture|Psychology \/ Social Psychology|Psychology \/ History|Psychology \/ Reference|Social Science \/ Sociology \/ General|Social Science \/ Reference|Social Science \/ Anthropology \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Crowds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780486419565\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780486419565\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52372217135385,"sku":"SP-9780486419565","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9780486419565_spiral.png?v=1778439704","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/the-crowd-a-study-of-the-popular-mind","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}