Description: This is "Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay, printed in 1989 by Barnes & Noble Books. "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." Per the photos please note age and use related wear: Slight wear on DJ and edges of book, minor foxing/staining along vertical and lateral page edges.
Price: 13.5 USD
Location: Westerlo, New York
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Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Personalized: No
Features: Dust Jacket
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Inscribed: No
Vintage: No
Book Title: Extraordinary Popular Delusions
Number of Pages: 768 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Barnes & Noble, Incorporated
Publication Year: 1989
Topic: Hoaxes & Deceptions, General, Curiosities & Wonders, Social Psychology, Occultism
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit, Référence, True Crime, Psychology
Item Weight: 10.6 Oz
Author: Charles Mackay
Item Length: 8.2 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Hardcover
