Buy The True Believer: Thoughts On The Nature Of Mass Movements By Eric Hoffer [418]

This site may earn a commission as part of the eBay Partner Network and Amazon Associates Program if you make a purchase through our links.

See Details on Ebay

The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements by Eric Hoffer [418]

8.95$ Buy It Now

Item	405316725026
Seller	bebea_51 ( 118 ⭐ ) 100.0% Location: Albemarle, US, North Carolina Accept Payments With ,
Shipping	See shipping cost, Ships to United States, ...
Guarantee	eBay Money Back Guarantee
Condition	Acceptable
Book Title	True Believer : Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements
Original Language	English
Item Length	8.1 in
Vintage	Yes
Personalize	No
Format	Trade Paperback
Language	English
Item Height	1.1 in
Personalized	No
Features	Reprint
Topic	Nature
Item Width	5.1 in
Signed	No
Ex Libris	No
Narrative Type	Nonfiction
Publisher	HarperCollins
Intended Audience	Adults
Inscribed	No
Publication Year	1989
Type	Novel
Literary Movement	Naturalism
Era	1980s
Author	Eric Hoffer
Genre	Philosophy, Political Science, Social Science, Psychology
Country/Region of Manufacture	United States
Item Weight	8 oz
Number of Pages	177 Pages
ISBN	9780060916121

The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements by Eric Hoffer 1989 [418]The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements (1951), by Eric Hoffer, is a philosophical treatise that explores the question of why ordinary people join mass movements and become fanatical devotees of what they perceive as a holy cause. Hoffer argues that prospective fanatics—the soon-to-be true believers—experience personal frustration so intense that their strongest desire is to lose their individuality altogether by surrendering to something greater than themselves. Mass movements exploit this frustration by offering true believers an escape from personal responsibility. Furthermore, the precise nature of the mass movement—its doctrines, objectives, and programs—means little compared to its ability to attract and mold fanatics by offering them refuge from an unwanted self. The True Believer was a critical success upon publication and has remained a famous work on the nature and psychology of mass movements ever since. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan conferred on Hoffer the Presidential Medal of Freedom.