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Dec 14, Hadrian rated it really liked it Shelves: They have an emotional significance that is real the last night of the Proms comes to mind, as does the role of the Dijkgraaf in the political unity of Holland. Once the danger passes, however, the crowd dissolves. I hope I will reread this book after a few years with a more improved and developed mind, and will be able to grasp better the concepts explained by this Nobel winning author. Goes deeper and wider than Hoffer's "True Believer. The book is admirable for its erudition and scope, ranging through history, anthropology, mythology, psychology, politics, biology, and more to give us insight into the human condition. The Future Belongs to Crowds An astounding book.

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But similar references in the Christian and Hebrew Bible are not quoted. Crodws sea has a voice, which is very changeable and almost always audible.

They form when slaves revolt against their masters or soldiers turn their weapons on their officers. By continuing you indicate that you've read and agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

In terms of ideas per page, it is a great value.

Or sign in with your social account. Go Premium and get the best of Blinkist Upgrade to Premium now and get unlimited access to the Blinkist library. An important book for better understanding oneself, religion, politics, sports fans, high school, and ju More literary than scientific, Canetti's anthropological investigation of crowd behavior will leave you looking both at human behavior and the natural world in new ways.

There comes a moment when "all who belong to the crowd get rid of their difference and feel equal. Nov 25, Philip marked it as to-read.

I found dazzling This is one of those philosophical works in which the author reimagines the world through one of the lenses of a compound eye.

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Crowds and Power

There is no logical canteti, just a meandering through ideas loosely related to the themes of crowds and power. The chapter on power and violence should be a must read for every aspiring politician not to mention the ones already in office. It wasn't so much that I thought he didn't have anything interesting to say about crowd dynamics and psychology.

It is a voice which sounds like a thousand voices, and much has been attributed to it: Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. The End of the Survivor.

The Rain Dances of the Pueblo Indians. When he becomes too esoterical and to vague, especially in the last third when taking about mutation etc. I had pkwer that he was the prototype of the diabolical Julius King in A Fairly Honourable Defeatand I'd also read various lurid accounts of their affair. I highly recommend this book to people seeking to stimulate their imaginations.

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To me, this is mister Canetti presenting his elaborate, pretentious, shallow, completely unsupported by research theories about crowds in the most patronizing and infurating way I've This is utter annd, or rather I should say I wholeheartedly believe it to be so.

Apr 14, Sunny rated it it was amazing Shelves: I thought this was amazing. Written by Nobel laureate Elias Canetti, it asks why humans who prize individuality seek out membership in crowds and how rulers exploit that desire. Final summary Start free trial to continue Upgrade to continue Read or listen now. I'd liken it to somebody describing in great detail the mating habits of deep sea creatures after having cgowds heard faint second-hand stories about them.

Masse und Macht is a book by Elias Canettidealing with the dynamics of crowds and "packs" and the question of how and why crowds obey power of rulers. Mar 10, BlackOxford rated it really liked it Shelves: Leias see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.

The closed doors of a house irritate him. Canetti's world is one composed of human groups rather than words, but his achievement is to describe these groups and their dynamics as had never been done before.