Psychology of Revolution

In his 1896 classic of social psychology, The Crowd, Gustave Le Bon conducted a landmark investigation of mob mentality. His subsequent work, The Psychology of Revolution, takes a closer look at the subject. Le Bon examines the psychology of revolutions in general, both religious and political, as well as the mental and emotional qualities of the movements' leaders. Most of his examples are drawn from French history, with a particular emphasis on the personalities and events of the French Revolution: its origins; its rational, affective, mystic, and collective influences; and the conflict between ancestral influences and revolutionary principles. Unabridged republication of the classic 1913 edition. Translation by Bernard Miall.Le Bon, Gustave is the author of 'Psychology of Revolution', published 2004 under ISBN 9780486434339 and ISBN 0486434338.