Multitudes : How Crowds Made the Modern World

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Author: Hancox, Dan Cultural studiesPublished on 4 November 2025 by Verso Books in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 272 pages129 x 198 x 18 | 216g From raucous football matches and r aves to rubber-bullet-riddled riots, Hancox takes us into the crowd's pulsating heart to pose the questions that will define our age. Multitudes argues it is time to rethink long-held assumptions about crowd behaviour and psychology. The story of the modern world is the story of multitudes in action. Crowds are the ultimate force for change: the bringer of conviviality, euphoria, mass culture and democracy. Show more