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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.Product Identifiers
PublisherSMK Books
ISBN-139781604594416
eBay Product ID (ePID)88441451
Product Key Features
Number of Pages440 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameExtraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
Publication Year2008
SubjectEconomics, General Knowledge, Sociology, Psychology
TypeTextbook
AuthorCharles Mackay
Subject AreaSocial Psychology
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Item Height229 mm
Item Weight640 g
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Title_AuthorCharles Mackay