1st Edition
The Invasion from Mars A Study in the Psychology of Panic
By Hadley Cantril
Copyright 2005
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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On Halloween night 1938, Orson Welles broadcast a radio adaptation of the H. G. Wells fantasy, The War of the Worlds . What listeners heard sounded so realistic that at least a million were frightened by word that "strange creatures" from Mars had landed in central New Jersey and were "unleashing a deadly assault." Several thousand were so terrified they ran into the streets, drove away in their... Read more
Transaction Introduction, Preface (1966), Preface (1940), I . Incredible as it may seem, II . It was something terrible, III . It didn't sound like a play, IV. We'd better do something, V. I figured, VI . Tm so worried, VII . Being in a troublesome world, VIII . My background, IX . Jitters have come to roost, Appendix A. Miscellaneous information, Appendix B. Interview schedule, Appendix C. Tables, Index
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Hadley Cantril
