Description:The book chronicles and vilifies its targets in three parts: "National Delusions", "Peculiar Follies", and "Philosophical Delusions".The subjects of Mackay's debunking include alchemy, beards (influence of politics and religion on), witch-hunts, crusades and duels. Present day writers on economics, such as Andrew Tobias, laud the three chapters on economic bubbles.This is Volume 1 of 2 and contains chapters on:The Mississippi SchemeThe South-Sea BubbleThe TulipomaniaThe AlchymistsModern PropheciesFortune-TellingThe MagnetisersInfluence of Politics and Religion on the Hair and Beard(Summary from Wikipedia)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Volume 1. To get started finding Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Volume 1, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
14
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Librivox
Release
2008
ISBN
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Volume 1
Description: The book chronicles and vilifies its targets in three parts: "National Delusions", "Peculiar Follies", and "Philosophical Delusions".The subjects of Mackay's debunking include alchemy, beards (influence of politics and religion on), witch-hunts, crusades and duels. Present day writers on economics, such as Andrew Tobias, laud the three chapters on economic bubbles.This is Volume 1 of 2 and contains chapters on:The Mississippi SchemeThe South-Sea BubbleThe TulipomaniaThe AlchymistsModern PropheciesFortune-TellingThe MagnetisersInfluence of Politics and Religion on the Hair and Beard(Summary from Wikipedia)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Volume 1. To get started finding Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Volume 1, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.