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The Psychology of Revolution

  
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CONTENTS
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PART I THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ELEMENTS OF REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTS BOOK I GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF REVOLUTIONS
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BOOK II THE FORMS OF MENTALITY PREVALENT DURING REVOLUTION
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PART II BOOK I THE ORIGINS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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BOOK II THE RATIONAL, AFFECTIVE, MYSTIC, AND COLLECTIVE INFLUENCES ACTIVE DURING THE REVOLUTION
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BOOK III THE CONFLICT BETWEEN ANCESTRAL INFLUENCES AND REVOLUTIONARY PRINCIPLES
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PART III THE RECENT EVOLUTION OF THE REVOLUTIONARY PRINCIPLES

  
The Psychology of Revolution INTRODUCTION THE REVISION OF HISTORY
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PART I THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ELEMENTS OF REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTS
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PART II THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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PART III THE RECENT EVOLUTION OF THE REVOLUTIONARY PRINCIPLES

  
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INDEX (Names of Historians, etc., cited in italics.)
  
“The Most Brilliant Historical Work of Years” By Guglielmo Ferrero The Greatness and Decline of Rome
  
Characters and Events of Roman History From Cæsar to Nero (60 B.C.-70 A.D.) Authorized Translation by Frances Lance Ferreo 8vo. With Portrait. $2.50 net
  
THE DEVELOPMENT of THE EUROPEAN NATIONS 1870-1900 By JOHN HOLLAND ROSE, Litt.D. Reader in Modern History to the University of Cambridge, Author of “The Personality of Napoleon” 8vo. 2 vols., with maps. Net, $5.00 Carriage 50 cents
  
THE EVOLUTION OF STATES AN INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH POLITICS By J. M. ROBERTSON Author of “Patriotism and Empire,” “Trade and Tariffs,” etc. 80. $2.50 net. By mail, $2.75
  
Symbol and Satire in the French Revolution By Ernest F. Henderson Ph.D. (Berlin), L.H.D. (Trinity) 80. With 171 Illustrations Reproduced from Contemporary Prints. $4.00 net. By mail, $4.25 Contents: Introductory—Liberty—Equality —Fraternity—Flight—Probation—Downfall— Massacre—War—Proscription— Terror—Idolatry—Reaction—Index.
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BOOK II
THE FORMS OF MENTALITY PREVALENT DURING REVOLUTION

  • CHAPTER I. INDIVIDUAL VARIATIONS OF CHARACTER IN TIME OF REVOLUTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
  • 1. Transformations of Personality . . . . . . . . . . . 75
  • 2. Elements of character predominant in time of Revolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
  • CHAPTER II. THE MYSTIC MENTALITY AND THE JACOBIN MENTALITY 86
  • 1. Classification of mentalities predominant in time of Revolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
  • 2. The Mystic Mentality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
  • 3. The Jacobin Mentality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
  • CHAPTER III. THE REVOLUTIONARY AND CRIMINAL MENTALITIES . . . 97
  • 1. The Revolutionary Mentality. . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
  • 2. The Criminal Mentality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
  • CHAPTER IV. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF REVOLUTIONARY CROWDS. . . . . .102
  • 1. General characteristics of the crowd . . . . . . . .102
  • 2. How the stability of the racial mind limits the oscillations of the mind of the crowd. . . . . . . .105
  • 3. The role of the leader in Revolutionary Movements. .109
  • CHAPTER V. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE REVOLUTIONARY ASSEMBLIES . .113
  • 1. Psychological characteristics of the great Revolutionary Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
  • 2. The Psychology of the Revolutionary Clubs. . . . . .116
  • 3. A suggested explanation of the progressive exaggeration of sentiments in assemblies. . . . . . . . . . . . .113
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