Crowds
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This book, first published in 1913, examines early twentieth century thinking on crowds and human nature. The imagination of crowds and the desire to be good, to be happy and successful, together with the wish for the new are all considered along with the changes in the politics and industry of the time. Cover Half Title Title Copyright Original Title Original Copyright Dedication Contents Book One Crowds and Machines Chapter I. Where are We Going? Chapter II. The Crowd Scare Chapter III. The Machine Scare Chapter IV. The Strike-An Invention for Making Crowds Think Chapter V. The Crowd-Man—An Invention for Making Crowds See Chapter VI. The Imagination of Crowds Chapter VII. Imagination about the Unseen Chapter VIII. The Crowd's Imagination about the Future Chapter IX. The Crowd's Imagination about People Chapter X. A Democratic Theory of Human Nature Chapter XI. Doing as One Would Wish One had Done in Twenty Years Chapter XII. New Kinds and New Sizes of Men Book Two Letting the Crowd be Good Chapter I. Speaking as One of the Crowd Chapter II. Is it Wrong for Good People to be Efficient? Chapter III. Is it Wrong for Good People to be Interesting? Chapter IV. Prospects of the Liar Chapter V. Prospects of the Bully Chapter VI. Goodness as a Crowd-Process Chapter VII. Thoughts on being Improved by Other People Chapter VIII. Making Goodness Hurry Chapter IX. Touching the Imagination of Crowds Chapter X. The Stupendous, the Unusual, the Monotonous, and the Successful Chapter XI. The Successful Chapter XII. The Necks of the Wicked Chapter XIII. Is it Wrong for Good People to be Successful? Chapter XIV. Is it Second-Rate for Good People to be Successful? Chapter XV. The Successful Temperament Chapter XVI. The Men Ahead Pull Chapter XVII. The Crowds Push Chapter XVIII. The Man Who Says How, Says How Chapter XIX. And the Machine Starts Book Three Letting the Crowd be Beautiful Part I. Wistful Millionaires Chapter I. Mr. Carnegie Speaks Up Chapter II. Mr. Carnegie Tries to Make People Read Chapter III. Mr. Nobel Tries to Make People Write Chapter IV. Paper Books, Marble Pillars, and Wooden Boys Chapter V. The Humdrum Factory and the Tumty-Tum Theatre Part II. Iron-Machines Chapter I. Steeples and Chimneys Chapter II. Bells and Wheels Chapter III. Dew and Engines Chapter IV. Dead as a Door Nail! Chapter V. An Oxford Man and an Inch of Iron Chapter VI. The Machines' Machines Chapter VII. The Men's Machines Chapter VIII. The Basement of the World Chapter IX. The Ground-Floor Folks Chapter X. The Machine-Trainers Chapter XI. Machines, Crowds, and Artists Part III. People-Machines Chapter I. Now! Chapter II. Committees and Committees Chapter III. The Inconvenience of being Human Chapter IV. Letting the Crowd have People in it Book Four Crowds and Heroes Chapter I. The Socialist and the Hero Chapter II. The Crowd and the Hero Chapter III. The Crowd and the Average Person Chapter IV. The Crowd and Pierpont Morgan Chapter V. The Crowd and Tom Mann Chapter VI. An Opening for the Next Pierpont Morgan Chapter VII. An Opening for the Next Tom Mann Chapter VIII. The Men Who Look Chapter IX. Who is Afraid? Chapter X. Rules for Telling a Hero-When One Sees One Chapter XI. The Technique of Courage Chapter XII. The Men Who Want Things Chapter XIII. The Men Who Get Things Chapter XIV. Toleration Chapter XV. Conversion Chapter XVI. Exception Chapter XVII. Invention Chapter XVIII. The Man Who Pulls the World Together Chapter XIX. The Man Who Stands by Chapter XX. The Strike of the Saviours Chapter XXI. The League of the Men Who are Not Afraid Book Five Good News and Hard Work Part I. News and Labour Part II. News and Money Part III. News and Government Chapter I. Oxford Street and the House of Commons Chapter II. Oxford Street Hums, the House Hems Chapter III. President Wilson and Moses Chapter IV. The President Says "Yes" and "No" Chapter V. The President Says "Look!" Chapter VI. The People Say "Who are You?" Chapter VII. The People Say "Who are We?" Chapter VIII. News about Us to the President Chapter IX. News-Men Chapter X. American Temperament and Government Chapter XI. News-Books-I Chapter XII. News-Books-II Chapter XIII. News-Papers Chapter XIV. News-Machines Chapter XV. News-Crowds Chapter XVI. Crowd-Men Epilogue
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