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Memoirs of extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds, volume 1 charles mackay 1814 1889 the book chronicles and vilifies its targets in three parts. Extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds pdf summary is charles mackays classic threevolume study of crowd psychology. This book contains only the first three chapters of the book. Memoirs of extraordinary popular delusions volume 1 by charles mackay free ebook project gutenberg. Extraordinary popular delusions and madness of the crowds by charles mackay 18141889 charles mackay was a scottish poet, journalist, author, anthologist, novelist, and songwriter remembered mainly for his book extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds. Memoirs of extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds, vol. Extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds by charles mackay.
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