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Memoirs of extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds / by Charles Mackay.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mackay, Charles, 1814-1889.
- Series:
- Making of the Modern World, Part II : 1851-1914.
- The Making of the Modern World, Part II : 1851-1914
- Standardized Title:
- Memoirs of extraordinary popular delusions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Delusions.
- Social psychology.
- Occultism--Early works to 1900.
- Occultism.
- Impostors and imposture.
- Swindlers and swindling.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (2 volumes) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Manufacture:
- Robson, Levey, and Franklyn
- Place of Publication:
- London : Office of the National Illustrated Library, 1852.
- Contents:
- v. 1. The Mississippi scheme ; The South-Sea bubble ; The tulipomania ; The alchymists ; Contests ; Modern prophecies ; Fortune-telling ; The magnetisers ; Influence of politics and religion on the hair and beard
- v. 2. The Crusades ; The witch mania ; The slow poisoners ; Haunted houses ; Popular follies of great cities ; Popular admiration of great thieves ; Duels and ordeals ; Relics.
- Notes:
- Reproduction from the The Goldsmiths' Library of Economic Literature, Senate House Library, University of London.
- "Illustrated with numerous engravings."
- Published in 1841 under title: "Memoirs of extraordinary popular delusions."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Learning, 2011. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
- Contains:
- Memoirs of extraordinary popular delusions.
- OCLC:
- 797287427
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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