Crowd Psychology, Edition: 2, Paperback Book, By: Gustave Le Bon

The importance of the book “The Psychology of the Masses” lies in the fact that it is one of the advanced social studies concerned with studying the psychological characteristics of the masses, and it presents a controversial hypothesis that the masses do not remove the dictator due to his political tyranny, but do so because he is no longer considered strong, so they try to replace him with another dictator inflaming their enthusiasm. As Le Bon says: “Today the masses burn their old gods, and change their thoughts as they change their clothes. The book can be considered a study of the psychology of peoples when they decide to revolt against their rulers, which gives it great importance at the present time, in which many countries are witnessing great revolutions and movements that must Awareness of their causes and motives. Although the masses are subjected to ignorance, neglect, starvation, suppression or direction, they remain in themselves a difficult number and an important party in the equation, they must be understood, both for the rulers and for the individual who belongs to these masses