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by Eric Hoffer
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A stevedore on the San Francisco docks in the 1940s, Hoffer wrote philosophical treatises examining mass movements--from Christianity in its infancy to the national uprisings of modern times. His analysis of the psychology of mass movements is a brilliant and frightening study of the mind of the fanatic.
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Readers largely regard Eric Hoffer’s 1951 study as a compact, aphoristic, and unsettlingly relevant exploration of mass movements and the psychology of extremism. Praised for its incisive insights, quotability, and applicability to contemporary politics, it’s seen as dense despite its brevity and often worth rereading. Supporters call it a timeless, clarifying framework for understanding fanaticism; detractors fault its sweeping generalizations, thin historical grounding, dated or partisan examples, and susceptibility to being weaponized against political foes. Translations are appreciated, and overall the book is viewed as influential and provocative, if not definitive scholarship.
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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.
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- Title The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements
- Author Eric Hoffer
- Series Perennial Classics
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 192
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial, U.S.A.
- Publication date 2002-09-03
- Features Bibliography, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780060505912 / 0060505915
- Weight 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg)
- Dimensions 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.7 in (20.07 x 13.21 x 1.78 cm)
- Category Philosophy
- Library of Congress subjects Social psychology, Social groups
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2002072255
- Dewey Decimal Code 303.484
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