num_pages: 304
description: This study defines theories of "the crowd" from ancient times to the 1960s. It reveals how the anti-democratic bias of treating the ruled as a "mob" has crept unconsciously into the histories of political thought.
language: English
title: The Crowd and the Mob: From Plato to Canetti
titlecomplete: The Crowd and the Mob: From Plato to Canetti
ratings_count: 5
publisher: Unwin Hyman