Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

Also known as Mackay's popular delusions; Memoirs of extraordinary popular delusions

by Charles Mackay

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19th century
Language: English

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"Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds" by Charles Mackay is an early study of crowd psychology first published in 1841. This journalistic work examines humanity's susceptibility to collective manias through three volumes exploring financial bubbles, religious crusades, witch trials, alchemy, and countless other follies. Mackay debunks popular delusions with colorful anecdotes and sensational storytelling, from Dutch tulip mania to the influence of politics on beard styles. His analysis of economic bubbles remains influential, credited with helping financiers predict market crashes and understand modern speculation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Edition	Date	Publisher	Language	ISBN	Access	Links
National Bibliography of Scotland record "Illustrated with numerous engravings."; 2 v; 20 cm; ill; Includes bibliographical references; Includes index; Published in 1841 under title: Memoirs of extraordinary popular delusions; Sabin 43358; v. 1. The Mississippi scheme--The South-Sea bubble--The tulipomania--The alchymists--Contests--Modern prophecies--Fortune-telling--The magnetisers--Influence of politics and religion on the hair and beard -- v. 2. The Crusades--The witch mania--The slow poisoners--Haunted houses--Popular follies of great cities--Popular admiration of great thieves--Duels and ordeals--Relics	1852	Office of the National Illustrated Library	English	—	Catalog record	National Library of Scotland (opens in a new tab)
National Bibliography of Scotland record 18 cm; Cover title: Extraordinary popular delusions; ill; Includes bibliographical references and index; Later ed. has title: Extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds; P. [304] is blank; Printer named in colophon: Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson and Co., London and Edinburgh; viii, 303, [1], vi, 322 p	[187-?]	George Routledge and Sons	English	—	Catalog record	National Library of Scotland (opens in a new tab)
Project Gutenberg electronic edition Project Gutenberg metadata does not identify the source print edition.	2008-02-05	Project Gutenberg	English	—	Public domain (USA)	Project Gutenberg (opens in a new tab)