The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements - Couverture souple

Hoffer, Eric

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0060505915 ISBN 13 : 9780060505912

Editeur : Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2010

Synopsis

Book by Hoffer Eric

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

“[Eric Hoffer] is a student of extraordinary perception and insight. The range of his reading and research is vast, amazing. [The True Believer is] one of the most provocative books of our immediate day.”—Christian Science Monitor

The famous bestseller with “concise insight into what drives the mind of the fanatic and the dynamics of a mass movement” (Wall St. Journal) by Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Eric Hoffer, The True Believer is a landmark in the field of social psychology, and even more relevant today than ever before in history. Called a “brilliant and original inquiry” and “a genuine contribution to our social thought” by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., The True Believer is mandatory reading for anyone interested in the machinations by which an individual becomes a fanatic.

Quatrième de couverture :

A stevedore on the San Francisco docks in the 1940s, Eric Hoffer wrote philosophical treatises in his spare time while living in the railroad yards. The True Believer -- the first and most famous of his books -- was made into a bestseller when President Eisenhower cited it during one of the earliest television press conferences.Completely relevant and essential for understanding the world today, The True Believer is a visionary, highly provocative look into the mind of the fanatic and a penetrating study of how an individual becomes one.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0060505915
• ISBN 13: 9780060505912
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192