Author: ALLPORT, GORDON W; POSTMAN, LEO
Title: The Psychology of Rumor
Description: New York: Russell & Russell, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. "It was the problem of wartime rumors that led us originally to undertake the experimental investigations reported in this book. We were struck by the loack of systematic treatment of the subject in the social psychology literature, thus we felt obliged to gather in this book all the relevant information that concerns this important topic." - Preface. Chapters include: Rumor in Wartime; Why Rumors Circulate; Testimony and Recall; An Experimental Approach; Results of the Experiments; The Basic Pattern of Distortion; Rumor and Society; The Analysis of Rumor. 247 pages. Index, bibliography. First reprint of the 1947 first edition. Former library copy with usual markings. No dust jacket. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A sound reference copy of this important and fascinating work. ; 8vo. Fair with no dust jacket .

Keywords: Rumour Military Covert Operations