The Psychology of Crowd Dynamics

Blackwell Handbook of Social Psychology: Group Processes

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 182-208

  Reicher, Stephen ^a  

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Author keywords

Crowd dynamics; Market based economies; Psychological realities; Psychology; Social sciences

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EID: 84954132604     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470998458.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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