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001 2015018990
003 DLC
005 20151211084423.0
008 150629s2015 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2015018990
020 $a9781633881228 (paperback)
020 $z9781633881235 (e-book)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aHM866$b.B36 2015
082 00 $a302/.13$223
084 $aHIS054000$aPSY031000$aSOC026000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aBartholomew, Robert E.
245 12 $aA colorful history of popular delusions /$cby Robert E. Bartholomew and Peter Hassall.
264 1 $aAmherst, New York :$bPrometheus Books,$c2015.
300 $a363 pages ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
520 2 $a"This eclectic history of unusual crowd behavior describes a rich assortment of mass phenomena ranging from the amusing and quirky to the shocking and deplorable. What do fads, crazes, manias, urban legends, moral panics, riots, stampedes, and other mass expressions of emotion have in common? By creating a typology of such behavior, past and present, the authors show how common extraordinary group reactions to fear or excitement are. And they offer insights into how these sometimes dangerous mob responses can be avoided. We may not be surprised to read about the peculiarities of the European Middle Ages, when superstition was commonplace: like the meowing nuns of France, 'tarantism' (a dancing mania) in Italy, or the malicious anti-Semitic poison-well scares. But similar phenomena show up in our own era. Examples include the social-networking hysteria of 2012, which resulted in uncontrollable twitching by teenage girls in Leroy, NY; the 'phantom bus terrorist' of 2004 in Vancouver, Canada; and the itching outbreak of 2000 in South Africa. Vivid, detailed, and thoroughly researched, this is a fascinating overview of collective human behavior in its many unusual forms"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aCollective behavior$xHistory.
650 0 $aSocial psychology$xHistory.
650 0 $aDelusions$xSocial aspects$xHistory.
650 0 $aFear$xSocial aspects$xHistory.
650 0 $aMobs$xPsychological aspects$xHistory.
650 0 $aPopular culture$xPsychological aspects$xHistory.
650 7 $aHISTORY / Social History.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aHassall, Peter.
856 42 $3Cover image$u9781633881228.jpg