ABSTRACT
This book, first published in 1913, examines early twentieth century thinking on crowds and human nature. The imagination of crowds and the desire to be good, to be happy and successful, together with the wish for the new are all considered along with the changes in the politics and industry of the time.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Book One|96 pages
Crowds and Machines
part Book Two|117 pages
Letting the Crowd be Good
part Book Three|95 pages
Letting the Crowd be Beautiful
part One|32 pages
Wistful Millionaires
part Two|46 pages
Iron-Machines
part Three|15 pages
People-Machines
part Book Four|122 pages
Crowds and Heroes
part Book Five|160 pages
Good News and Hard Work
part One|10 pages
News and Labour
part Two|10 pages
News and Money
part Three|138 pages
News and Government