{"product_id":"crowds-in-american-culture-society-and-politics-a-psychosocial-semiotic-analysis-9781839988608","title":"Crowds in American Culture, Society and Politics:","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book builds on Le Bon’s classic, The Crowd, to evaluate the role of crowds in American culture, society, and politics. It offers a detailed description of Le Bon’s book along with material on Freud’s book on group psychology, crowds and cults, the semiotics of crowds, American national character and crowds, the 1\/6 attackon the Capitol, and crowds and COVID-19.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eArthur Asa Berger presents an excellent discussion of Le Bon’s classic The \u003cem\u003eCrowd\u003c\/em\u003e that reveals the relevance of the book for the reader today. Through his engaging writing style, Berger manages to bring Le Bon’s arguments to life and to provide the reader with tools to analyze “crowds.”\u003cem\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eDirk vom Lehn\u003c\/strong\u003e, Professor of Organisationand Practice, King’s College London, UK\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Crowds in American Culture, Society and Politics: A Psychosocial Semiotic Analysis\" by Professor Emeritus Arthur Berger builds on Le Bon's classic, The Crowd, to evaluate the role of crowds in American culture, society, and politics. Professor Berger offers a detailed description of Le Bon's book along with material on Freud's book on group psychology, crowds and cults, the semiotics of crowds, American national character and crowds, the 1\/6 attack on the Capitol, and crowds and COVID-19\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Introduction; 2. The Crowd; 3. Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego; 4. Crowds and Cults; 5. The Semiotics of Crowds; 6. Crowds and American National Character; 7. Crowds and the January 6, 2021 Insurrection; 8. Crowds and Covid; 9. Coda; \u003cem\u003eIndex\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anthem Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042905194839,"sku":"9781839988608","price":19.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781839988608.jpg?v=1750956156","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/crowds-in-american-culture-society-and-politics-a-psychosocial-semiotic-analysis-9781839988608","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}