Charles Mackay – Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

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history book non-fiction book work of social psychology

Charles Mackay’s *Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds* is a classic 1841 study of mass hysteria, speculative bubbles, and crowd psychology, famously analyzing episodes like tulip mania.

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Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds	8
Charles Mackay – Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds canonical	1
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions	1

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Target entity: Charles Mackay – Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
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Target entity: Charles Mackay – Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
Target entity description: Charles Mackay’s *Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds* is a classic 1841 study of mass hysteria, speculative bubbles, and crowd psychology, famously analyzing episodes like tulip mania.

A. Triumph of the Market
Triumph of the Market is a critical work by economist and media analyst Edward S. Herman that examines the social and political consequences of neoliberal, market-driven policies.
B. A Treatise on Money
A Treatise on Money is an influential two-volume work by economist John Maynard Keynes that analyzes the functioning of monetary systems, credit, and business cycles in modern economies.
C. The Intelligent Investor
The Intelligent Investor is a classic book on value investing that lays out Benjamin Graham’s principles for analyzing securities, managing risk, and investing with a margin of safety.
D. Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius
Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius is a narrative history book by Sylvia Nasar that traces the development of modern economic thought through the lives and ideas of influential economists.
E. The Fears of the Rich, the Needs of the Poor
The Fears of the Rich, the Needs of the Poor is a book by epidemiologist and public health leader William H. Foege that reflects on global health inequities and the moral imperative to address them.
F. None of above. chosen

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instanceOf	history book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ work of social psychology ⓘ
19thCenturyPublication	true ⓘ
author	Charles Mackay ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
firstEditionFormat	three volumes ⓘ
genre	economic history ⓘ popular history ⓘ social psychology ⓘ
hasLaterEditions	abridged editions ⓘ annotated editions ⓘ modern reprints ⓘ
hasTheme	contagion of ideas ⓘ financial speculation ⓘ herd behavior ⓘ irrational behavior of crowds ⓘ market psychology ⓘ moral panics ⓘ
influenced	behavioral finance ⓘ modern crowd psychology ⓘ popular writing on financial bubbles ⓘ
isFrequentlyCitedIn	economic history studies ⓘ finance literature ⓘ works on bubbles and crashes ⓘ
literaryStatus	classic of crowd psychology ⓘ classic of financial literature ⓘ
mainSubject	crowd psychology ⓘ economic bubbles ⓘ mass hysteria ⓘ speculative bubbles ⓘ
notableCaseStudy	Crusades ⓘ Mississippi Bubble ⓘ South Sea Bubble ⓘ Tulip mania ⓘ alchemy manias ⓘ witch hunts ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
partTitle	National Delusions ⓘ Peculiar Follies ⓘ Philosophical Delusions ⓘ
publicationYear	1841 ⓘ
publisher	Richard Bentley ⓘ
structure	three parts ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed	17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ Early modern period ⓘ Middle Ages ⓘ

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