Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2 by Charles Mackay
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"Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2" by Charles Mackay is a study of crowd psychology first published in 1841. This volume examines humanity's most fervent collective manias, from the religious fervor of the Crusades to the deadly witch trials that swept through Europe. Mackay chronicles how thousands fell victim to mass hysteria, how neighbors turned against each other with flimsy evidence, and how entire societies succumbed to irrational beliefs. Through
vivid storytelling, he reveals the dangerous power of popular delusion across centuries. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Mackay, Charles, 1814-1889 |
|---|---|
| Title | Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraordinary_Popular_Delusions_and_the_Madness_of_Crowds |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 61.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | AZ: General Works: History of scholarship and learning, The humanities |
| Subject | Social psychology |
| Subject | Swindlers and swindling |
| Subject | Impostors and imposture |
| Subject | Alchemy |
| Subject | Delusions |
| Subject | Occultism -- Early works to 1900 |
| Subject | Investments -- Psychological aspects |
| Subject | Stock exchanges -- Psychological aspects |
| Subject | Hallucinations and illusions |
| Subject | Common fallacies |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 713 |
| Release Date | Nov 1, 1996 |
| Last Update | Jan 1, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 608 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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