The crowd : A study of the popular mind by Gustave Le Bon
"The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind" by Gustave Le Bon is a book published in 1895. Le Bon explores how individuals transform when absorbed into crowds, losing reason and judgment while gaining impulsiveness and susceptibility to manipulation. He examines crowd characteristics, leadership dynamics, and different crowd types—from criminal mobs to electoral assemblies. The work analyzes how collective psychology shapes beliefs, institutions, and social movements, arguing that crowds possess a dangerous
power that challenges individual civilization and rational thought. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Le Bon, Gustave, 1841-1931 |
|---|---|
| Uniform Title | Psychologie des foules. English |
| Title | The crowd : A study of the popular mind |
| Note | Translation of Psychologie des foules |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crowd:_A_Study_of_the_Popular_Mind |
| Credits | Scanned with OmniPage Professional OCR software donated by Caere Corporation. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 45.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | HM: Social sciences: Sociology |
| Subject | Crowds |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 445 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 1996 |
| Most Recently Updated | Feb 6, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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