Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds |
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| Author:
| Mackay, Charles |
| Series title: | Reference Library |
| ISBN: | 978-1-85326-349-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1995 |
| Publisher: | Wordsworth Editions, Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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Aims to demonstrate historical parallels for almost every neurosis of our times. This book covers subjects such as the South Sea Bubble, Witch Mania, Alchemy, the Crusades, Fortune-telling, Haunted Houses, and 'Tulipomania'.
Aims to demonstrate historical parallels for almost every neurosis of our times. This book covers subjects such as the South Sea Bubble, Witch Mania, Alchemy, the Crusades, Fortune-telling, Haunted Houses, and 'Tulipomania'.