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Excerpt from The Psychology of Socialism Such theories do not appear tenable to-day. We must not, however, disdain them, for they constitute the motives of action of a destructive in¿uence which is greatly to be feared, because very considerable. The power of creation waits upon time and place, it is beyond the immediate reach of our desires but the destructive faculty is always at hand. The destruction of a society may be very rapid, but its...

Excerpt from The World Unbalanced One Of these aspects is the realm Of science and its applications. Its structures radiate the brilliant illuminations Of harmony and pure truth. The other is the dark domain Of political and social life. Its shaky edifices remain enveloped in illusions, errors, and hatreds, and furious struggles frequently lay them low. This striking contrast between the different domains Of the great civilisations is due t...

Excerpt from The Evolution of Matter There is, fortunately, no need for me to introduce Dr. Gustave Le Bon to the British public, inas much as his works on psychology have a European reputation, and his Psychology of Crowds (long since translated into English) has become, in some sort, a classic. About ten years ago, however, he began to turn his attention to physical science, with the result that he entered upon the long course Of experiment...

Excerpt from The Psychology of Revolution The present age is not merely an epoch Of discovery, it is also a period of revision of the various elements of knowledge. Having recognised that there are no phenomena of which the first cause is Still accessible, science has resumed the examination of her ancient certitudes, and has proved their fragility. To-day she sees her ancient principles vanishing one by one. Mechanics is losing its axioms, a...

Excerpt from The Crowd: A Study of the Popular MindOrganised crowds have always played an impor tant part in the life of peoples, but this part has never been Of such moment as at present. The substitution of the unconscious action of crowds for the conscious activity Of individuals is one of the principal characteristics of the present age.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more ...

Excerpt from The Psychology of the Great War One of the plainest lessons taught by history, and one of those most substantially verified by. The present war, is that nations are not ruled by realities, but by the more or less illusory ideas which they form of these realities. The truth about an historical event may be revealed fifty years after it has taken place, but is seldom known at the time of its occurrence. About the Publisher Forgot...

Excerpt from The Evolution of Forces: With Frontispiece and 24 FiguresIN the following pages, Dr. Gustave Le Bon develops further the strikingly novel and original theories put forward by him in l'ecolution de la Mattere.1 As in the last-named work, he enunciated the doctrine, which he was the first to deduce, that all matter is continually in a state of dissociation and decay, so in this he goes in detail into the corollary, there only brie¿y...

Excerpt from The World in Revolt: A Psychological Study of Our Times The year 1918 marked a bright and conspicuous date in the annals of our history. After a series of successes which seemed to forecast their eventual triumph, our aggressors suddenly foundered in a cataclysm which at a single blow destroyed the oldest monarchies of Europe. Never did such contradictory and unforeseen events occur within so brief a period. In the age of miracl...

A brilliantly instructive treatise on the general characteristics and mental unity of a crowd, its sentiments and morality, ideas, reasoning power, imagination, opinions, and much more. A must-read volume not only for students of history, sociology, law and psychology, but for every politician, statesman, investor, and marketing manager. Newly designed and typeset in a modern 6-by-9-inch format by Waking Lion Press.

A brilliantly instructive treatise on the general characteristics and mental unity of a crowd, its sentiments and morality, ideas, reasoning power, imagination, opinions, and much more. A must-read volume not only for students of history, sociology, law and psychology, but for every politician, statesman, investor, and marketing manager. Newly designed and typeset in a modern 6-by-9-inch format by Waking Lion Press.

A brilliantly instructive treatise on the general characteristics and mental unity of a crowd, its sentiments and morality, ideas, reasoning power, imagination, opinions, and much more. A must-read volume not only for students of history, sociology, law and psychology, but for every politician, statesman, investor, and marketing manager. Newly designed and typeset for easy reading by Boomer Books.

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