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Author: Charles Mackay
Publisher: George Routledge & Co.
Year Printed: 1856
Edition: Third
Condition: Good
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Examines the psychology of crowds and mass mania throughout history, including many of the classic scams, financial bubbles, mass hysteria, and deceptions that have characterized the business world and beyond.
At once a gripping thriller and fascinating historical document, the book discusses the underlying processes that lead markets into boom-and-bust cycles that still occur today.
Considers why people form into irrational groups when they engage in collective action.