LEADER 03493nam 2200673 450 001 9910797672303321 005 20230124193255.0 010 $a1-63388-123-7 035 $a(CKB)3710000000478817 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001554901 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16180273 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001554901 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)12697628 035 $a(PQKB)11770276 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5890595 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000478817 100 $a20190929d2015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA colorful history of popular delusions /$fRobert E. Bartholomew and Peter Hassall 210 1$aAmherst, New York :$cPrometheus Books,$d[2015] 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (274 pages) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-63388-122-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 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. 606 $aCollective behavior$xHistory 606 $aSocial psychology$xHistory 606 $aDelusions$xSocial aspects$xHistory 606 $aFear$xSocial aspects$xHistory 606 $aMobs$xPsychological aspects$xHistory 606 $aPopular culture$xPsychological aspects$xHistory 606 $aHISTORY / Social History$2bisacsh 606 $aPSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology$2bisacsh 606 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General$2bisacsh 615 0$aCollective behavior$xHistory. 615 0$aSocial psychology$xHistory. 615 0$aDelusions$xSocial aspects$xHistory. 615 0$aFear$xSocial aspects$xHistory. 615 0$aMobs$xPsychological aspects$xHistory. 615 0$aPopular culture$xPsychological aspects$xHistory. 615 7$aHISTORY / Social History. 615 7$aPSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology. 615 7$aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General. 676 $a302/.13 686 $aHIS054000$aPSY031000$aSOC026000$2bisacsh 700 $aBartholomew$b Robert E.$01148067 702 $aHassall$b Peter 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910797672303321 996 $aA colorful history of popular delusions$93698624 997 $aUNINA