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The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements (Perennial Classics)
by Eric Hoffer
Description: The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements (Perennial Classics) analyzes the psychological motives behind mass movements and examines the methods used to create and sustain them, drawing on historical and contemporary examples
ISBN: 0060505915
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Joel_Mckay · 2026-02-18 · Original thread
I often ponder why Carl Sagan never added another book to his famous reading list for students, as it makes a fairly reasonable argument that most populist movements are essentially interchangeable =3

"The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements" (Eric Hoffer, 1951)

https://www.amazon.com/True-Believer-Thoughts-Nature-Movemen...

papaf · 2011-11-21 · Original thread
I found the following classic an interesting guide:

http://www.amazon.com/True-Believer-Thoughts-Movements-Peren...