The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements ANNOTATION
This best-selling analysis of fanaticism and mass movements is an important addition to the field of sociology.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
A stevedore on the San Francisco docks in the 1940s, Eric Hoffer wrote philosophical treatises in his spare time while living in the railroad yards. The True Believer -- the first and most famous of his books -- was made into a bestseller when President Eisenhower cited it during one of the earliest television press conferences. Completely relevant and essential for understanding the world today, The True Believer is a visionary, highly provocative look into the mind of the fanatic and a penetrating study of how an individual becomes one.
FROM THE CRITICS
New Yorker
Its theme is political fanaticism, with which it deals severely and brilliantly....It owes its distinction to the fact that Hoffer is a born generalizer, with a mind that inclines to the wry epigram and icy aphorism as naturally as did that of the Duc de La Rochefoucauld.
Christian Science Monitor
One of the most provocative books of our immediate day.
Christian Science Monitor
One of the most provocative books of our immediate day.
New Yorker
Its theme is political fanaticism, with which it deals severely and brilliantly....It owes its distinction to the fact that Hoffer is a born generalizer, with a mind that inclines to the wry epigram and icy aphorism as naturally as did that of the Duc de La Rochefoucauld.
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