Gustave LeBon's The Crowd is not only a classic, but one of the best-selling scientific books in social psychology and collective behavior ever written. Here, LeBon analyzes the nature of crowds and their role in political movements. He presents crowd behavior as a problem of science and power, a natural phenomenon with practical implications. Originally published in 1895, LeBon's book was the first to expand the scope of inquiry beyond criminal crowds to include all possible kinds of collective phenomena. Its continuing significance is evident even in the Los Angeles riots of 1992 in which LeBon's theories were cited in testimony.

The Crowd

Health, Fitness & Dieting

GUSTAVE LE BON

Psychology & Counseling

Penguin??Books

Excerpt from The Psychology of Peoples This idea, which would naturally be most attractive to the masses, ended by firmly implanting itself in their mind, and speedily bore fruit. It has shaken the foundation of the old societies, given birth to the most formidable of revolutions, and thrown the Western world into a series of convulsions, the end of which it is impossible to foresee. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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The psychology of socialism (Social science classics series)

Politics & Government

Transaction Books

Excerpt from The Psychology of PeoplesHumanity has always been exceedingly loth to abandon its decayed ideas and its moribund gods.It is barely a century and a half ago that certain philosophers, who, it should be remarked, were very ignorant of the primitive history of man, of the variations of his mental constitution and of the laws of heredity, propounded the idea of the equality of individuals and races.This idea, which would naturally be most attractive to the masses, ended by firmly implanting itself in their mind, and speedily bore fruit. It has shaken the foundation of the old societies, given birth to the most formidable of revolutions, and thrown the Western world into a series of convulsions, the end of which it is impossible to foresee.Doubtless certain of the inequalities among individuals and races were too apparent to be seriously disputed; but people found it easy to persuade themselves that these inequalities were merely the outcome of differences of education, that all men are born equally intelligent and good, and that the sole responsibility for their perversion lies with the institutions they live under.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Evolution of Matter (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Evolution of Matter There is, fortunately, no need for me to introduce Dr. Gustave Le Bon to the British public, inas much as his works on psychology have a European reputation, and his Psychology of Crowds (long since translated into English) has become, in some sort, a classic. About ten years ago, however, he began to turn his attention to physical science, with the result that he entered upon the long course Of experimental research which is summarized in the following pages. This led him to the conclusion - to put the affair in its Simplest form - that all matter is radio-active in the same manner as uranium, radium, and the other so-called radio-active metals, and that this radio activity is but a step in the process by which it gradually sinks back into the ether from which it was originally formed. TO this he has lately added the corollary that, in the course Of this disintegration, energies Of an intensity transcending anything Of the kind previously Observed are very slowly and gradually liberated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from The Evolution of MatterThere is, fortunately, no need for me to introduce Dr. Gustave Le Bon to the British public, inas much as his works on psychology have a European reputation, and his Psychology of Crowds (long since translated into English) has become, in some sort, a classic. About ten years ago, however, he began to turn his attention to physical science, with the result that he entered upon the long course Of experimental research which is summarized in the following pages. This led him to the conclusion - to put the affair in its Simplest form - that all matter is radio-active in the same manner as uranium, radium, and the other so-called radio-active metals, and that this radio activity is but a step in the process by which it gradually sinks back into the ether from which it was originally formed. TO this he has lately added the corollary that, in the course Of this disintegration, energies Of an intensity transcending anything Of the kind previously Observed are very slowly and gradually liberated.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

When renowned French sociologist GUSTAVE LE BON (1841-1931), who pioneered the field of mass psychology, took a fresh, scientific look at the subject of revolution-and in particular, the French Revolution-he stripped away legend and illusion to find the core reality. In this profound and insightful work, a replica of the 1913 edition, he explores the mob mentality of revolutionaries-religious, scientific, and political-examines the motives of their leaders, and discusses how new forms of democratic belief and practice arise from popular movements. Students of history and the human mind alike will find it a fascinating read. ALSO FROM COSIMO: Le Bon's The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind

The Psychology of Revolution

History

Europe

Cosimo Classics

The rise of mass media has changed the way societies think, and that they can think as a whole. French psychologist and sociologist GUSTAVE LE BON (1841-1931) recognized that late in the 19th century when he wrote what would become a foundational work of the study of the psychology of the masses. From criminal juries to parliamentary assemblies, religious sects to economic classes, Le Bon explores the nature of the many and varied collective consciousnesses that impact the very functioning of modern civilization. First published in French in 1895 and in English in 1896, The Crowd was a profound influence on Freud, Hitler, and Mussolini, and it is a must read for anyone who wants to understand everything from the power of advertising to the sway of propaganda, from the functioning of elections to the influence of the grass roots ALSO FROM COSIMO: Le Bon's The Psychology of Revolution

The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind (Cosimo Classics Personal Development)

Philosophy

ومايقوله لها الزعماء يغزو عقولها سريعاً فتتجه إلى أن تحوله حركة وعملاً، ومايوحي به إليها ترفعه إلى مصاف المثال ثم تندفع به، في صورة إرادية، إلى التضحية بالنفس. إنها لا تعرف غير العنف الحادّ شعوراً، فتعاطفها لا يلبث أن يصير عبادة، ولا تكاد تنفر من أمر ما حتى تسارع إلى كرهه. وفي الحالة الجماهيرية تنخفض الطاقة على التفكير، ويذوب المغاير في المتجانس، بينما تطغى الخصائص التي تصدر عن اللاوعي. وحتى لو كانت الجماهير علمانية، تبقى لديها ردود فعل دينية، تفضي بها إلى عبادة الزعيم، وإلى الخوف من بأسه، وإلى الإذعان الأعمى لمشيئته، فيصبح كلامه دوغما لا تناقش، وتنشأ الرغبة إلى تعميم هذه الدوغما. أما الذين لا يشاطرون الجماهير إعجابها بكلام الزعيم فيبحون هم الأعداء. لا جماهير من دون قائد كما لا قائد من دون جماهير. كتب لوبون قبل قرن من الزمن

Saykūlūjīyat al-jamāhīr (al-Fikr al-Gharbī al-ḥadīth) (Arabic Edition)

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Crowd psychology (Kodansha academic library)

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The Crowd

The Psychology of Peoples (Classic Reprint)

The psychology of socialism (Social science classics series)

The Psychology of Peoples (Classic Reprint)

The Evolution of Matter (Classic Reprint)

The Evolution of Matter (Classic Reprint)

The Psychology of Revolution

The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind (Cosimo Classics Personal Development)

Saykūlūjīyat al-jamāhīr (al-Fikr al-Gharbī al-ḥadīth) (Arabic Edition)

Crowd psychology (Kodansha academic library)