Rumor, Fear and the Madness of Crowds by Jp Chaplin

Rumor, Fear and the Madness of Crowds by Jp Chaplin

Martians, a reincarnated Irish woman, a dead movie star, an insane anesthetist, and an obsessed U.S. Attorney General ― these disparate characters have something in common. Each was at the center of an incident of mass hysteria, in which frightened, grieving, and otherwise disturbed people abandoned their common sense. This fascinating book by a prominent psychologist explores several intriguing case histories of mass hysteria, from The Great Disappointment of 1926, in which thousands of believers dressed in white to await Jesus' return, to UFO sightings and other extraordinary phenomena.
Author J. P. Chaplin examines historical incidents of mob mentality, including The Last Days of Rudolph Valentino, which culminated in a New York City riot of 80,000 mourning fans; The Secrets of the Nunnery, involving the sack of a Boston convent by an angry crowd in search of children's skulls; The Martians Invade New Jersey, in which a radio drama was mistaken for a news broadcast; and other remarkable instances of mass delusion.

J. P. Chaplin is the author of the Dictionary of Psychology; Rumor, Fear, and the Madness of Crowds; and Systems and Theories in Psychology.

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ISBN 13	9780486795454
ISBN 10	0486795454
Title	Rumor, Fear and the Madness of Crowds
Author	Jp Chaplin
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Dover Publications Inc.
Year published	2015-11-27
Number of pages	192
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