The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind - Softcover

Le Bon, Gustave

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1684229634 ISBN 13: 9781684229635

Verlag: Martino Fine Books, 2024

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In this groundbreaking classic, Gustave Le Bon explores the psychology of crowds, unraveling the forces that shape collective behavior and the ways individuals are transformed within a crowd: published in 1895, The Crowd is as relevant today as it was in 1895, offering insights into the dynamics of group influence in politics, culture, and society.

Le Bon examines how emotions, ideas, and actions spread within crowds, often overriding rational thought and individuality. From revolutions to elections, from social movements to mass hysteria, his analysis sheds light on the hidden mechanisms that drive human behavior in collective settings.

A seminal work in social psychology and political theory, The Crowd is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the power of mass influence and the fragility of human reason when faced with the overwhelming force of collective passion. Whether you're a scholar, a leader, or simply a curious reader, this book provides profound insights into the forces shaping our world.

2024 Reprint of the 1896 edition.

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Gustave le Bon was an eminent psychologist and sociologist. In Psychology of Crowds, he explores theories of national traits and behaviour as opposed to the behaviour of individuals.The ideas Le Bon explores in Psychology of Crowds are extremely relevant to to-day's society and were of pivotal importance in the early years of group psychology: Sigmund Freud's Massenpsychologie und Ich-Analyse (1921; English translation Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego, 1922) was based on Le Bon's work.Gustave Le Bon was born in Nogent-le-Rotrou on 7th May, 1841. He died in Marnes-la-Coquette on 13th December 1931.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Martino Fine Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1684229634
• ISBN 13: 9781684229635
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 210
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