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Crowds A Moving-Picture of Democracy
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578 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2000
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Gerald Stanley Lee
65 books1 followerGerald Stanley Lee (1862-1944) was an American Congregational clergyman and the author of numerous books and essays. Lee was "a frequent contributor of reviews to the Critic and other periodicals and wrote books on religion, modern culture, and physical fitness."
Lee was opposed to U.S. entry into World War I, writing essays and editorials characterizing the war as a clumsy effort of the nations involved to communicate their desires and one that could be settled without any U.S. intervention. This drew a harsh rebuke from G. K. Chesterton, who criticized Lee for imagining that the war then underway could be ended by mere discussion and for treating the warring forces as if they were on equal moral footing.
Lee and his wife Jennette and daughter Geraldine summered on Monhegan Island, Maine, for over 30 years. He published a ten-cent magazine, Mount Tom, in Northampton, Massachusetts. A collection of his writings from this period is in the book Thoughts from a Driftwood Desk by P. Kent Royka.
Lee was opposed to U.S. entry into World War I, writing essays and editorials characterizing the war as a clumsy effort of the nations involved to communicate their desires and one that could be settled without any U.S. intervention. This drew a harsh rebuke from G. K. Chesterton, who criticized Lee for imagining that the war then underway could be ended by mere discussion and for treating the warring forces as if they were on equal moral footing.
Lee and his wife Jennette and daughter Geraldine summered on Monhegan Island, Maine, for over 30 years. He published a ten-cent magazine, Mount Tom, in Northampton, Massachusetts. A collection of his writings from this period is in the book Thoughts from a Driftwood Desk by P. Kent Royka.
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May 6, 2022
Rambling and unfocused
At 562 pages this is an unfocused mess of a book. There is some insightful passages but there is these long gaps where the author leaps from one topic to another, giving this reader the feeling of riding a bucking bronco. I went into the book thinking that it was going to be about the psychology of crowds...and it does exist in fits and starts but never delves too deeply into the subject before it veers off in another direction entirely. This was written in the early 1900's but people have not changed all that much. After reading a similar book by Gustav la Bron, which was written before this, it had a lot of information that is still relevant to the mob mentality which exists today. This book has a lot of religious content that feels like you are being preached to. It's not a bad book but I don't think that I will ever read it again and just refer to my personal favourite highlights.
At 562 pages this is an unfocused mess of a book. There is some insightful passages but there is these long gaps where the author leaps from one topic to another, giving this reader the feeling of riding a bucking bronco. I went into the book thinking that it was going to be about the psychology of crowds...and it does exist in fits and starts but never delves too deeply into the subject before it veers off in another direction entirely. This was written in the early 1900's but people have not changed all that much. After reading a similar book by Gustav la Bron, which was written before this, it had a lot of information that is still relevant to the mob mentality which exists today. This book has a lot of religious content that feels like you are being preached to. It's not a bad book but I don't think that I will ever read it again and just refer to my personal favourite highlights.
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