Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (Complete Edition: Volume 1-3)

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds is a study of crowd psychology by Scottish journalist Charles Mackay. The subjects of Mackay's debunking include witchcraft, alchemy, crusades, duels, economic bubbles, fortune-telling, haunted houses, the Drummer of Tedworth, the influence of politics and religion on the shapes of beards and hair, magnetizers (influence of imagination in curing disease), murder through poisoning, prophecies, popular admiration of great thieves, popular follies of great cities, and relics.Contents:Volume 1: National Delusions:The Mississippi SchemeThe South Sea BubbleThe TulipomaniaRelicsModern PropheciesPopular Admiration for Great ThievesInfluence of Politics and Religion on the Hair and BeardDuels and OrdealsThe Love of the Marvellous and the Disbelief of the TruePopular Follies in Great CitiesOld Price RiotsThe Thugs, or PhansigarsVolume 2: Peculiar Follies:The CrusadesThe Witch ManiaThe Slow PoisonersHaunted HousesVolume 3: Philosophical Delusions :The AlchemystsFortune TellingThe Magnetisers