{"product_id":"9780063566040","title":"The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHoffer, Eric\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHarper Perennial Modern Classics\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Its theme is political fanaticism, with which it deals severely and brilliantly.”—\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA seventy-fifth anniversary edition of the enduring bestseller that offers “concise insight into what drives the mind of the fanatic and the dynamics of a mass movement” (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal)\u003c\/i\u003e by the legendary public intellect and San Francisco longshoreman. \u003ci\u003eThe True Believer \u003c\/i\u003eremains essential for understanding our world today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEric Hoffer had no formal education and worked as a manual laborer throughout his life. He was also an astute social observer with a keen political eye who wrote philosophical treatises while working as a stevedore on the San Francisco docks and living in the railroad yards in the 1940s. \u003ci\u003eThe True Believer\u003c\/i\u003e was the first and most famous of his books. Published in 1951, his treatise on the nature of fanaticism was seen as a parallel to Machiavelli’s The Prince.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt became a bestseller after President Dwight D. Eisenhower cited it during one of the earliest televised press conferences. A decade later, Hoffer was featured on public television in two one-hour conversations on CBS with legendary newsman Eric Severeid that led him to be recognized as a public philosopher in the mode of Joseph Campbell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCalled a “brilliant and original inquiry” and “a genuine contribution to our social thought” by historian Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., \u003ci\u003eThe True Believer\u003c\/i\u003e was a landmark in the field of social psychology. Now three quarters of a century later, it’s as relevant as ever, providing a highly provocative look into the mind of the fanatic, as well as a fascinating study into what drives mass movements like fascism and communism, offering insight and understanding into how they happen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial Modern Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48151980638463,"sku":"9780063566040","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780063566040_s600x595.jpg?v=1775831277","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780063566040","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}