The True Believer
Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements
Ranked #15 in Propaganda, Ranked #19 in Interactions — see more rankings.
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Jessica Stern This is a brilliant book. Hoffer points out that zealots can be attracted to zealotry itself. Leaders of revolutionary movements go after people who are so dissatisfied with the status quo, and with themselves, that they are willing to put everything at risk, to create a new, better, purer world. The trick is to provide them with an identity as part of something bigger than themselves. One of the fascinating things Hoffer does is to look at how the Nazi and Communist Parties were recruiting from the same pool. (Source)
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The True Believer is ranked in the following categories:
- #26 in Fascism
- #88 in Intellectual
- #65 in Persuasion
- #51 in Political Philosophy
- #60 in Political Science
- #61 in Political Theory
- #21 in Reasoning
- #94 in Social
- #77 in Social Sciences
- #34 in Sociology
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