| Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds Contributor(s): MacKay, Charles (Author) |
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ISBN: 1607960745 ISBN-13: 9781607960744 Publisher: www.bnpublishing.com OUR PRICE: $31.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2009 Annotation: Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds is a history of popular folly by Charles Mackay. The book chronicles its targets in three parts: "National Delusions," "Peculiar Follies," and "Philosophical Delusions." Learn why intelligent people do amazingly stupid things when caught up in speculative edevorse. The subjects of Mackay's debunking include alchemy, beards (influence of politics and religion on), witch-hunts, crusades and duels. Present day writers on economics, such as Andrew Tobias, laud the three chapters on economic bubbles. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Popular Culture - History | Social History - Psychology | Social Psychology |
| Dewey: 001.96 |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 7.5" W x 9.25" (1.82 lbs) 484 pages |