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Gustave Le Bon - The Psychology of Crowds
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Gustave Le Bon - The Psychology of Crowds

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Gustave Le Bon

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August 16, 2024
Gustave Le Bon

French polymath, Gustave Le Bon, a social psychologist born in 1841, stands out as the most influential thinker on crowd psychology. His book "The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind", would become foundational for 20th Century propaganda – from selling cigarettes to American women to mobilising masses to commit acts of genocide.

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