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The Crowd by Gustave Le Bon
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This is book is mainly a historical artifact. It is useful in understanding the intellectual history of social psychology. There are lots of sweeping generalizations unsubstantiated by data. It predates the use of survey research and is mainly philosophical speculation. There are some interesting tidbits of wisdom for politicians running for office on how to sway crowds.
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May 18, 2015 – Shelved as: to-read
May 18, 2015 – Shelved
June 4, 2015 – Started Reading
September 26, 2015 – Finished Reading
October 26, 2015 – Shelved as: anthropology
October 26, 2015 – Shelved as: international-relations
October 26, 2015 – Shelved as: poli-sci
October 26, 2015 – Shelved as: psychology

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