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Yeh, I'm trying to see the difference between Mackay, Hoffer, Lasch, Le Bon and the most recent Desmet in their assessment of what I'll group as 'hysteria'. Another interesting read is Luigi Barzini's 'The Italians'. It touches on this subject on a cultural level.

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The mention of this title sparked a moment of joyous memory of my college days. I had to read this for a history or a poly sci class. I will need to revisit. Without this mention I don't think this woud have been remembered and I certainly would not have thought of it in relation to current times.

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