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Routledge
466 Pages
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Routledge
466 Pages
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Routledge
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First published in 1899 during a period of crisis for French democracy, The Psychology of Socialism details Le Bon's view of socialism and radicalism primarily as religious movements. The emotionalism and hysteria of the period—especially as manifested during the Dreyfuss Affair—convinced Le Bon that most political controversy is based neither on reasoned deliberation nor rational interest, but... Read more
Introduction to the Transaction Edition, Preface to the Third Edition, PREFACE, BOOK I THE SOCIALISTIC THEORIES AND THEIR DISCIPLES, BOOK II SOCIALISM AS A BELIEF, BOOK III SOCIALISM AS AFFECTED BY RACE, BOOK IV THE CONFLICT BETWEEN ECONOMIC NECESSITIES AND THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE SOCIALISTS, BOOK V THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE LAWS OF EVOLUTION, THE DEMOCRATIC IDEAL, AND THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE SOCIALISTS, BOOK VI THE DESTINIES OF SOCIALISM
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Gustave Le Bon
