Memoirs Of Extraordinary Popular Delusions And The Madness Of Crowds Illustrated With Numerous Engravings

Author : LL D. Charles MacKay
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Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds is an early study of crowd psychology by Scottish journalist Charles Mackay, first published in 1841. The book was published in three volumes: "National Delusions," "Peculiar Follies," and "Philosophical Delusions." MacKay was an accomplished teller of stories, though he wrote in a journalistic and somewhat sensational style.The subjects of Mackay's debunking include alchemy, crusades, duels, economic bubbles, fortune-telling, haunted houses, the Drummer of Tedworth, the influence of politics and religion on the shapes of beards and hair, magnetisers (influence of imagination in curing disease), murder through poisoning, prophecies, popular admiration of great thieves, popular follies of great cities, and relics. Present-day writers on economics, such as Michael Lewis and Andrew Tobias, laud the three chapters on economic bubbles.In later editions, Mackay added a footnote referencing the Railway Mania of the 1840s as another "popular delusion" which was at least as important as the South Sea Bubble. Mathematician Andrew Odlyzko has pointed out, in a published lecture, that Mackay himself played a role in this economic bubble; as leader writer in the Glasgow Argus, Mackay wrote on 2 October 1845: "There is no reason whatever to fear a crash"

Author : Charles MacKay
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Release : 2015-09-01
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Author : Charles Mackay
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Release : 1869
Category : Hallucinations and illusions
ISBN : OCLC:1101212926

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Author : Charles Mackay
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Page : 334 pages
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Release : 1852
Category : Common fallacies
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Memoirs of extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds by Charles Mackay Pdf

"Thus did they nurse their folly, as the good wife of Tam O'Shanter did her wrath, to keep it warm."Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds is a study by Scottish journalist and writer Charles MacKay, first published in 1841. The work was originally published in three volumes, titled "National Delusions," "Peculiar Follies," and "Philosophical Delusions." Exploring human susceptibility to fads, hysteria, scams, crazes, and schemes through the centuries, this is a fascinating and enjoyable romp through history, covering such diverse events as the Crusades, the Witch Hunt mania of the 16th and 17th centuries, through to the South Sea Bubble and Tulip Fever of the 18th century. Entertaining and informative, this study of human folly continues to powerfully resonate in our modern age.

Author : LL D. Charles MacKay
Publisher : Independently Published
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Release : 2019-01-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1795484748

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Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds is an early study of crowd psychology by Scottish journalist Charles Mackay, first published in 1841. The book was published in three volumes: "National Delusions," "Peculiar Follies," and "Philosophical Delusions." MacKay was an accomplished teller of stories, though he wrote in a journalistic and somewhat sensational style.The subjects of Mackay's debunking include alchemy, crusades, duels, economic bubbles, fortune-telling, haunted houses, the Drummer of Tedworth, the influence of politics and religion on the shapes of beards and hair, magnetisers (influence of imagination in curing disease), murder through poisoning, prophecies, popular admiration of great thieves, popular follies of great cities, and relics. Present-day writers on economics, such as Michael Lewis and Andrew Tobias, laud the three chapters on economic bubbles.

Author : Charles Mackay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 346 pages
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Release : 1852
Category : Hallucinations and illusions
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Author : Charles Mackay
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Author : Charles MacKay
Publisher : Three Rivers Press
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Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 9780517884331

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Extraordinary Popular Delusions, And, The Madness of Crowds by Charles MacKay Pdf

A complete repackaging of the classic work about grand-scale madness, major schemes, and bamboozlement--and the universal human susceptibility to all three. This informative, funny collection encompasses a broad range of manias and deceptions, from witch burnings to the Great Crusades to the prophecies of Nostradamus.

Author : Charles MacKay
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Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds author: Charles MacKay Popular delusions began so early, spread so widely, and have lasted so long, that instead of two or three volumes, fifty would scarcely suffice to detail their history. The present may be considered more of a miscellany of delusions than a history--a chapter only in the great and awful book of human folly which yet remains to be written, and which Porson once jestingly said he would write in five hundred volumes! Interspersed are sketches of some lighter matters, --amusing instances of the imitativeness and wrongheadedness of the people, rather than examples of folly and delusion.Religious matters have been purposely excluded as incompatible with the limits prescribed to the present work; a mere list of them would alone be sufficient to occupy a volume. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

Author : Charles Mackay
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Release : 1852
Category : Hallucinations and illusions
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Author : Charles Mackay
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Author : Charles Mackay
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Author : Charles Mackay
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Author : Charles Mackay
Publisher : Essential Library
Page : 366 pages
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Release : 2000-11
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
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Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Volume 1 by Charles Mackay Pdf

If you’ve ever wondered where popular catch phrases and slang comes from or why men’s beards go in and out of fashion, then this book is for you. How often do you come across a book that can explain most everything? Much of today’s news has a basis in prior historical events. The internet IPO market shares striking similarities to the Dutch “tulip mania” of the 1600’s. The conflict in the Middle East can trace its roots to the Crusades. The recent satanic child abuse trials are reminiscent of the European witch trials of the 1400s-1600s. This complete two-volume edition demonstrates that the madness and confusion of crowds knows no limits, and has no temporal bounds. Volume I contains the following: The Mississippi Scheme The South Sea Bubble The Tulipomania The Alchymists Modern Prophecies Fortune Telling The Magnetisers Here are astonishing and entertaining tales of thievery, greed and madness. This informative, funny collection encompasses a broad range of manias and deceptions from haunted houses and the prophecies of Nostradamus to speculative excess. Charles MacKay explains it all in this classic edition. Enjoy!