The Delusions of Crowds
Why People Go Mad in Groups
$54.74
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
12 April 2022
Summary
Inspired by Charles Mackay’s 19th-century classic Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, William Bernstein engages with mass delusion with the same curiosity and passion, but armed with the latest scientific research that explains the biological, evolutionary and psychosocial roots of human irrationality. Bernstein tells the stories of dramatic religious and financial mania in western society over the last 500 years - from the Anabaptist Madness that af…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781611854435 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1611854431 |
| Author: | William L. Bernstein |
| Publisher: | Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press |
| Imprint: | Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 12 April 2022 |
| Weight: | 470g |
| Dimensions: | 38mm x 130mm x 200mm |
Critics Review
Fascinating…Bernstein is an entertaining chronicler and analyst * The Times *
William L. Bernstein
William J. Bernstein is a neurologist, financial theorist, and historian. His books include A Splendid Exchange, Masters of the Word, The Birth of Plenty, and The Four Pillars of Investing. He was the winner of the 2017 James R. Vertin Award from CFA Institute. He lives in Oregon.
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