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Crowds & Power: The Psychology of Crowds & Dynamics of Power (NotebookLM Deep Dive)

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Elias Canetti's Crowds and Power, translated by Carol Stewart, offers a sweeping exploration of how crowds form, behave, and disintegrate, examining their inherent attributes like density and direction, and classifying them by dominant emotions such as baiting, flight, prohibition, and reversal. The text connects the dynamics of crowds to various societal phenomena, including religion, warfare, and the exercise of power, often drawing parallels between human collective behavior and the actions of animal packs. Canetti also considers concepts like transformation, the symbolic nature of elements like fire and treasure in relation to crowds, the psychological underpinnings of paranoia and rulership, and the significance of survival and command in shaping human interaction and societal structures across history and different cultures.

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View the Full Deep Dive & Extended Notes on Urban Odyssey

Elias Canetti's Crowds and Power, translated by Carol Stewart, offers a sweeping exploration of how crowds form, behave, and disintegrate, examining their inherent attributes like density and direction, and classifying them by dominant emotions such as baiting, flight, prohibition, and reversal. The text connects the dynamics of crowds to various societal phenomena, including religion, warfare, and the exercise of power, often drawing parallels between human collective behavior and the actions of animal packs. Canetti also considers concepts like transformation, the symbolic nature of elements like fire and treasure in relation to crowds, the psychological underpinnings of paranoia and rulership, and the significance of survival and command in shaping human interaction and societal structures across history and different cultures.

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