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Crowds And Power
Elias Canetti reveals how the primal urge to belong transforms individuals within a crowd, shaping collective power and its dangerous potential for manipulation.
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“Elias Canetti reveals how the primal urge to belong transforms individuals within a crowd, shaping collective power and its dangerous potential for manipulation.”
— Elias Canetti, Crowds And Power
Crowd psychology, collective behavior, power dynamics, social influence
If you've ever felt the intoxicating pull of a group, or wondered how collective movements gain such momentum, this illuminates the subtle mechanics of shared will, and this will help you see what to do next.
Elias Canetti, a Nobel laureate, dedicated decades to dissecting the psychological underpinnings of crowds, drawing on history, anthropology, and his own keen observations to reveal the deep structures of collective behavior.