We find those whole communities suddenly fix their minds upon one object and go mad in its pursuit; that millions of people become simultaneously impressed with one delusion, and run after it.
Does this sound familiar? We had this fever in 1929, 1987, 2008, 2000, and NOW The subjects of Mackay's debunking include alchemy, crusades, duels, economic bubbles, fortune-telling, haunted houses, the Drummer of Tedworth, the influence of politics and religion on the shapes of beards .
Classic Wisdom Reprint Memoirs of extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds.: unabridged and illustrated edition, hardcover/charles mackay
