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Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
Author: Charles Mackay
Published in 1841 and one of the first books on human psychology, this is a serious but frequently hilarious study of mass madness and human folly which traces history's periodic outbursts, from Alchemy to Mesmerism. 12 illustrations.
ISBN-13: 9780517539194
ISBN-10: 0517539195
Publication Date: 1980
Pages: 724
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Publisher: Harmony Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Any business professor worth his salt should have this book at tongue's tip. You will read of alchemists, crusaders, witches, haunted houses and tulips. How does the madness of the crowd effect our economical lives


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