Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:A Colorful History Of Popular DelusionsISBN13:9781633881228ISBN10:1633881229Author:Bartholomew, Robert E. (Author), Hassall, Peter (Author)Description:This Eclectic History Of Unusual Crowd Behavior Describes A Rich Assortment Of Mass Phenomena Ranging From The Amusing And Quirky To The Shocking And Deplorable What Do Fads, Crazes, Manias, Urban Legends, Moral Panics, Riots, Stampedes, And Other Mass Expressions Of Emotion Have In Common? By Creating A Typology Of Such Behavior, Past And Present, The Authors Show How Common Extraordinary Group Reactions To Fear Or Excitement Are And They Offer Insights Into How These Sometimes Dangerous Mob Responses Can Be Avoided We May Not Be Surprised To Read About The Peculiarities Of The European Middle Ages, When Superstition Was Commonplace: Like The Meowing Nuns Of France, Tarantism (A Dancing Mania) In Italy, Or The Malicious Anti-Semitic Poison-Well Scares But Similar Phenomena Show Up In Our Own Era Examples Include The Social-Networking Hysteria Of 2012, Which Resulted In Uncontrollable Twitching By Teenage Girls In Leroy, Ny; The Phantom Bus Terrorist Of 2004 In Vancouver, Canada; And The Itching Outbreak Of 2000 In South Africa Vivid, Detailed, And Thoroughly Researched, This Is A Fascinating Overview Of Collective Human Behavior In Its Many Unusual Forms Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:PROMETHEUS BOOKSPublication Date:2015-10-13Weight:0.9 lbsDimensions:1'' H x 8.9'' L x 6'' WNumber of Pages:363Language:English
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Book Title: Colorful History of Popular Delusions
Item Length: 9in.
Item Height: 1in.
Item Width: 6in.
Author: Peter Hassall, Robert E. Bartholomew
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Sociology / General, Anxieties & Phobias, Social History, General, Popular Culture, Social Psychology
Publisher: Prometheus Books, Publishers
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: Self-Help, Psychology, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 16.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 363 Pages
