Project Gutenberg 2005-05-03 Public domain in the USA. 314 Lee, Gerald Stanley 1862 1944 Crowds A Moving-Picture of Democracy Produced by Rick Niles, Cori Samuel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Crowds" by Gerald Stanley Lee is a philosophical treatise exploring societal dynamics through the lens of democracy, written in the early 20th century. The author examines the interactions between people, machines, and the collective consciousness of crowds, posing reflective questions about progress and the human condition. Central themes include the influence of crowds on individual thought and behavior, as well as the relationship between machine society and the individual's aspirations. At the start of the book, Lee introduces his reflections on the bustling streets of London, vividly describing the symbiotic relationship between cathedrals, crowds, and machines. He expresses a deep wonder about the direction in which modern civilization is headed, prompting the fundamental question: "Where are we going?" As he navigates through the city, he contemplates the shifts in individual and collective identity in the face of rapid industrialization. The opening sketches an engaging narrative that sets the stage for an exploration of democracy and the power dynamics at play among masses and machines, inviting readers to reflect on their own desires and societal roles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Crowds Social problems HN Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Sociology 1033092 2025-08-07T04:12:21.975816 text/html 1053466 2020-12-14T11:05:44 text/html 440455 2025-08-07T04:12:34.162787 application/epub+zip 451420 2025-08-07T04:12:24.585810 application/epub+zip 451420 2025-08-07T04:12:23.072818 application/epub+zip 782305 2025-08-07T04:12:42.263727 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 702995 2025-08-07T04:12:32.994807 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 696612 2022-09-07T23:33:52.547520 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 991057 2025-08-07T04:12:19.944863 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 990917 2020-12-14T11:05:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 990957 2020-12-14T11:05:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20450 2025-08-07T04:12:42.402716 application/rdf+xml 9613 2025-08-07T04:12:23.597791 image/jpeg 2606 2025-08-07T04:12:23.333798 image/jpeg 352454 2020-12-14T11:05:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 364024 2020-12-14T11:05:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 352388 2020-12-14T11:05:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 425904 2025-08-07T04:12:22.051859 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia