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Extraordinary Popular Delusions

And the Madness of Crowds

May 1, 2001 | Trade paperback
ISBN: 9781573928915
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Description

More than a century before Alan Greenspan coined the phrase "irrational exuberance" to describe the speculative bubble inflating technology stocks, Charles Mackay was recording the history of "tulipomania," a speculative madness surrounding the value of tulips in the 18th century that was the ruin of many Dutch and English investors. This is only one of the "extraordinary popular delusions" documented by Mackay in a fascinating study of group psychology. He also describes notorious witch hunts, haunted houses, the Crusades, beliefs in fortunetellers and in the magical power of alchemy, veneration of relics, bogus health cures and health scares, and many other examples of human credulity and flights from reason. This work is a true classic in the study of paranormal beliefs, a funny, shocking, and unbelievable yet true history of human gullibility.

About this Author

Charles Mackay (1814-1889) was a Scottish poet, journalist and songwriter. After his education in Brussels, Mackay became a writer for The Sun, an assistant sub-editor for the Morning Chronicle, and a correspondent for The Times during the American Civil WarMackay's most notable books are Extraordinary Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Life and Liberty in America, and Lost Beauties of the English Language.

ISBN: 9781573928915
Format: Trade paperback
Series: Great Minds
Pages: 724
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 2001-05-01

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