Name: The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind
SKU: 5460256
Price: 345.00 ZAR
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Author: Gustave Le Bon
ISBN: 9781453826676

portada The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind

Type

Physical Book

Author

Gustave Le Bon

Publisher

Createspace

Topic

general; political; social psychology

Year

2010

Language

English

Pages

120

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

25.4x20.3x0.7 cm

Weight

0.26 kg.

ISBN

145382667x

ISBN13

9781453826676

Synopsis "The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind "

In The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind, social theorist Gustave Le Bon gives historical insight into the political thinking of his era while offering timeless social commentary. Le Bon challenges the reader to contemplate how individual ideas change-often to a destructive end-when employed in a setting of groupthink. As technology and communications innovations make group formation easy and accessible for better or for worse, this book's message is certainly one that will not be lost in the crowd.

Gustave Le Bon

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Gustave Le Bon (1841-1931) was an influential French sociologist, psychologist, and philosopher, known for his studies on crowd psychology. His most famous work, The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind (1895), explores how emotions and ideas can influence collective behavior, a topic of great relevance in the development of sociology and politics. His focus on the power of emotions and their impact on collective decision-making earned him recognition as a precursor in the study of social psychology.

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