Description: 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.
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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
California Prop 65 Warning: n/a
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
