Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
ISBN-10
1502836807
ISBN-13
9781502836809
Series
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
Category
Psychology
Pages
386
Language
English
Published
2014-10-15
Publisher
CreateSpace
Author
Charles Mackay

Description

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds is a history of popular folly by Scottish journalist Charles Mackay, first published in 1841. The book chronicles its subjects in three parts: "National Delusions", "Peculiar Follies", and "Philosophical Delusions". Despite its journalistic and rather sensational style, the book has gathered a body of academic support as a work of considerable importance in the history of social psychology and psychopathology.

Other editions

Similar books