The invasion from Mars: a study in the psychology of panic

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Transaction Introduction -- Preface (1966) -- Preface (1940) -- "Incredible as it may seem" -- I. THE BROADCAST -- "It was something terrible" -- II. THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE PANIC -- "It didn't sound like a play" -- III. HOW THE STIMULUS WAS EXPERIENCED -- "We'd better do something" -- IV. DESCRIPTION OF REACTIONS -- "I figured" -- V. CRITICAL ABILITY -- "I'm so worried" -- VI. CONDITIONS INHIBITING CRITICAL ABILITY -- "Being in a troublesome world" -- VII. THE HISTORICAL SETTING -- "My background" -- VIII. THE INDIVIDUAL CASE -- "Jitters have come to roost" -- IX. WHY THE PANIC? -- Appendix A. Miscellaneous information -- Appendix B. Interview schedule -- Appendix C. Tables -- Index

Hadley Cantril's study was launched immediately after the broadcast to give an account of people's reactions and an answer to the question, Why the panic? Originally published by Princeton University Press in 1940, the book explores the latent anxieties that lead to mass hysteria