Extraordinary popular delusions
Auteur :
Mackay, Charles
Éditeur :
Templeton Foundation Press,U.S.
ISBN :
9781890151409
Date de publication :
1 janv. 2000
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 4,3 cm
Poids :
880 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This work studies the psychology of crowds and mass mania throughout history, including accounts of classic scams, grand-scale madness and deceptions. Some of these include the Mississippi scheme that swept France in 1720 and the South Sea Bubble that ruined thousands in England at the same time.