Fr. 51.20

Charles Mackay

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

English · Paperback / Softback

Shipping usually within 2 to 3 weeks (title will be printed to order)

Description

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 details

Authors	Charles Mackay
Publisher	www.bnpublishing.net

Languages	English
Product format	Paperback / Softback
Released	20.01.2009

EAN	9781607960744
ISBN	978-1-60796-074-4
No. of pages	484
Dimensions	191 mm x 235 mm x 27 mm
Weight	895 g
Subjects	Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)

Customer reviews

No reviews have been written for this item yet. Write the first review and be helpful to other users when they decide on a purchase.