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Crowds in American Culture, Society and Politics

A Psychosocial Semiotic Analysis

Arthur Asa Berger author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Anthem Press

Published:2nd May '23

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Drawing on Gustave Le Bon and Sigmond Freud’s works, this book provides important insights into the role of crowds in shaping American culture, politics, and society.

This book builds on Le Bon’s classic, The Crowd, to evaluate the role of crowds in American culture, society and politics.

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 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.

Arthur Asa Berger presents an excellent discussion of Le Bon’s classic The Crowd 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.”Dirk vom Lehn, Professor of Organisationand Practice, King’s College London, UK.


"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-19Midwest Book Review

ISBN: 9781839988608

Dimensions: 229mm x 153mm x 26mm

Weight: 454g

96 pages