Dewey Decimal302.3/3
Table Of ContentINTRODUCTION The Era of Crowds Book I: The Mind of Crowds Chapter I General Characteristics of Crowds-Psychological Law of Their Mental Unity Chapter II The Sentiments and Morality of Crowds Chapter III "The Ideas, Reasoning Power, and Imagination of Crowds" Chapter IV A Religious Shape Assumed by All the Convictions of Crowds Book II: The Opinions and Beliefs of Crowds Chapter I Remote Factors of the Opinions and Beliefs of Crowds Chapter II The Immediate Factors of the Opinions of Crowds Chapter III The Leaders of Crowds and Their Means of Persuasion Chapter IV Limitations of Variability of the Beliefs and Opinions of Crowds Book III: The Classification and Description of the Different Kinds of Crowds Chapter I The Classification of Crowds Chapter II Crowds Termed Criminal Crowds Chapter III Criminal Juries Chapter IV Electoral Crowds Chapter V Parliamentary Assemblies
SynopsisOne of the most influential books on social psychology ever written, brilliantly instructive in the general characteristics and mental unity of a crowd. A must-read for students, politicians, and investors., One of the greatest and most influential books of social psychology ever written, brilliantly instructive on the general characteristics and mental unity of a crowd, its sentiments and morality, ideas, reasoning power, imagination, opinions and much more. A must-read volume for students of history, sociology, law and psychology., One of the most influential works of social psychology in history, The Crowd was highly instrumental in creating this field of study by analyzing, in detail, mass behavior. The book had a profound impact not only on Freud but also on such twentieth-century masters of crowd control as Hitler and Mussolini -- both of whom may have used its observations as a guide to stirring up popular passions. In the author's words, "The masses have never thirsted after the truth. Whoever can supply them with illusions is easily their master; whoever attempts to destroy their illusions is always their victim." Although the volume focuses on crowd psychology, it is also brilliantly instructive on the effects of the generally accepted beliefs of a nation's citizenry on the processes of history. Among the topics covered here are general characteristics and mental unity of the crowd; the crowd's sentiments and morality; its ideas, reasoning power, and imagination; opinions and beliefs of crowds and the means used by leaders to persuade; classification of crowds, including criminal and electrical assemblages, as well as the functioning of criminal juries and parliamentary assemblies. A must-read volume for students of history, sociology, law, and psychology, The Crowd will also be invaluable to politicians, statesmen, investors, and marketing managers. "Any study of crowd behavior, popular psychology, fascism, etc. would do well to begin with Le Bon's work." -- Anson Rabinbach, Professor of History, Princeton University.
LC Classification NumberHM871.L4 2001