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Instincts of the Herd in Peace and War

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Wilfred Trotter

Beard Books, 2003

Penetrating study of social and individual psychology
The writing in this book is a bit dated and arch, yet Trotter's analysis is extremely insightful. Indeed it is somewhat shocking to realize how little psychology has advanced since this time (1908 and 1915) and the time of William James. Trotter's basic argument is that being a social species marks us collectively and especially individually with strong psychological characteristics. We respond ...