Instincts of the Herd in Peace and War by Wilfred Trotter

Instincts of the Herd in Peace and War
by Wilfred Trotter

Book Description: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd., London, 1923. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, Red cloth with blindstamp ruling and decorative motif to cover, gilt title to spine (faded), red to top edge, SECOND EDITION, Eighth Impression May, 1923. Book Condition: Very Good, spine faded, small blemishes to cover (see photo), mild shelf wear, corners gently bumped, some fading to tops of boards, tanning to end papers, previous owners name in ink to front end papers, previous booksellers sticker to back end papers, slight tanning to pages otherwise free of marks, spine straight, binding intact. No dust jacket. Contents: Preface, Preface to Second Edition, HERD INSTINCT AND ITS BEARING ON THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CIVILIZED MAN: Introduction, Psychological Aspects of Instict, Biological Significance of Gregariousness, Mental Characteristics of the Gregarious Animal, SOCIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS OF THE PSYCHOLOGY OF HERD INSTINCT: Gregariousness and the Future of Man, SPECULATIONS UPON THE HUMAN MIND IN 1915: Man's Place in Nature and Nature's Place in Man, Comments on an Objective System of Human Psychology, The Biology of Gregariousness, Characteristics of the Gregarious Animal Displayed by Man, Some Peculiarities of the Social Habit in Man, Imperfections of the Social Habit of Man, Gregarious Species at War, England Against Germany--Germany, England Against Germany--England, POSTSCRIPT OF 1919: Prejudice in Time of War, Psychological Anticipations, After the War, The Instability of Civilization, Some Characteristics of a Rational Statecraft, INDEX. -- One of about a dozen key books ever written about Herd Behavior and Crowd Psychology. This is a Second Edition from 1923 that corrected some of the errors in the text from the First Edition and a sentence which had caused misunderstanding was omitted. A Postscript has also been added to the Second Edition that was not included in the First. 264 pages, Second Edition, Collectible.

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