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Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

Charles Mackay
4.9/5 (34870 ratings)
Description:First published in 1841, this history chronicles the popular foolishness of Mackay's day. It is divided into three broad categories, including 'National Delusions, ' 'Peculiar Follies, ' and 'Philosophical Delusions.' The author discusses and usually debunks a wide variety of subjects and events. These include economic bubbles like the tulip craze of Holland in 1637 or the Mississippi Company financial bubble of 1719; alchemy, which was of particular interest to individuals who wanted to create gold out of lesser-valued materials; the Crusades, also known as the Middle Ages mania; witch hunts, the persecution of thousands of innocent victims that arose from either supernatural ill fortune or neighbors with a score to settle; duels; the political and religious influence on beards; and several others. This work, with all of its interesting observations, is an entertaining and insightful book that explores the phenomenon of crowd mentalitWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds. To get started finding Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
326
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release
2014
ISBN
1495972542

Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

Charles Mackay
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
Description: First published in 1841, this history chronicles the popular foolishness of Mackay's day. It is divided into three broad categories, including 'National Delusions, ' 'Peculiar Follies, ' and 'Philosophical Delusions.' The author discusses and usually debunks a wide variety of subjects and events. These include economic bubbles like the tulip craze of Holland in 1637 or the Mississippi Company financial bubble of 1719; alchemy, which was of particular interest to individuals who wanted to create gold out of lesser-valued materials; the Crusades, also known as the Middle Ages mania; witch hunts, the persecution of thousands of innocent victims that arose from either supernatural ill fortune or neighbors with a score to settle; duels; the political and religious influence on beards; and several others. This work, with all of its interesting observations, is an entertaining and insightful book that explores the phenomenon of crowd mentalitWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds. To get started finding Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
326
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release
2014
ISBN
1495972542

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