The Crowd: Study of the Popular Mind
Le Bon, Gustav
ISBN 10: 1478270594 ISBN 13: 9781478270591
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The Crowd: Study of the popular mind written by legendary author Gustave Le Bon is widely considered to be one of the greatest books of all time. This great classic will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, The Crowd: Study of the popular mind is required reading for various courses and curriculums. And for others who simply enjoy reading timeless pieces of classic literature, this gem by Gustave Le Bon is highly recommended. His work on crowd psychology became important during the first half of the twentieth century when it was used by media researchers such as Hadley Cantril and Herbert Blumer to describe the reactions of subordinate groups to media.
About the Author: Gustave Le Bon (7 May 1841 – 13 December 1931) was a French social psychologist, sociologist, and amateur physicist. He was the author of several works in which he expounded theories of national traits, racial superiority, herd behavior and crowd psychology. His work on crowd psychology became important during the first half of the twentieth century when it was used by media researchers such as Hadley Cantril and Herbert Blumer to describe the reactions of subordinate groups to media. He also contributed to controversy about the nature of matter and energy. His book The Evolution of Matter was very popular in France (having twelve editions), and though some of its ideas—notably that all matter was inherently unstable and was constantly and slowly transforming into luminiferous ether—were used by some physicists of the time (including Henri Poincaré), his specific formulations were not given much consideration. In 1896 he reported observing a new kind of radiation, which he termed "black light" (not the same as what modern people call black light today), though it was later discovered not to exist.
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Title: The Crowd: Study of the Popular Mind
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: paperback
Condition: Good