Extraordinary Popular Delusions And The Madness Of Crowds
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First published in 1841, Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds stands as one of history's most enduring and penetrating studies of human folly, chronicling the remarkable capacity of societies to succumb to collective irrationality, financial mania, and widespread superstition. Charles Mackay, a Scottish journalist and social commentator, presents a sweeping survey of history's greatest mass delusions — from the catastrophic financial bubbles of the South Sea Company and Tulip Mania, to the witch trials of early modern Europe and the bizarre medieval phenomenon of the Crusades — illustrating with vivid, documented detail how intelligent individuals, when caught in the grip of crowd psychology, abandon reason with startling ease. Mackay's prose is sharp, witty, and richly anecdotal, drawing on extensive historical research to argue that the madness of crowds is not merely a curiosity of the past but a recurring and timeless feature of human civilization. The work holds a special place in the canon of financial and social literature, having been cited by legendary investors and economists for nearly two centuries as essential reading for understanding market bubbles and irrational exuberance. With a foreword by the esteemed financier Bernard M. Baruch — himself a man who credited this very book with saving his fortune — one must wonder: which of today's popular certainties will tomorrow's historians record as the next great delusion?
Author: Charles Mackay
Format: Paperback
Genre: Psychology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
First published in 1841, Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds stands as one of history's most enduring and penetrating studies of human folly, chronicling the remarkable capacity of societies to succumb to collective irrationality, financial mania, and widespread superstition. Charles Mackay, a Scottish journalist and social commentator, presents a sweeping survey of history's greatest mass delusions — from the catastrophic financial bubbles of the South Sea Company and Tulip Mania, to the witch trials of early modern Europe and the bizarre medieval phenomenon of the Crusades — illustrating with vivid, documented detail how intelligent individuals, when caught in the grip of crowd psychology, abandon reason with startling ease. Mackay's prose is sharp, witty, and richly anecdotal, drawing on extensive historical research to argue that the madness of crowds is not merely a curiosity of the past but a recurring and timeless feature of human civilization. The work holds a special place in the canon of financial and social literature, having been cited by legendary investors and economists for nearly two centuries as essential reading for understanding market bubbles and irrational exuberance. With a foreword by the esteemed financier Bernard M. Baruch — himself a man who credited this very book with saving his fortune — one must wonder: which of today's popular certainties will tomorrow's historians record as the next great delusion?