This 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 onFreud'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.

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Crowds in American Culture, Society and Politics
A Psychosocial Semiotic Analysis
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0Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- 1. 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
- Index