The Psychology Behind the Madness of a Crowd

Charles Mackay (1814–1889) was a Scottish poet, journalist, author, and anthologist. He is most memorably noted for his seminal work 'Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds,' first published in 1841, where Mackay analyzes the crowd psychology behind economic bubbles, alchemy, crusades, witch hunts, prophecies, and other social phenomena. Although the book referenced, 'The Psycho...