11686. TWO PERSPECTIVES ON CROWDS IN HISTORY (LEBON AND RUDÉ. Examines the characteristics, motivations, behaviors and outcomes of crowds or popular dissent in pre-industrial Europe. Compares and contrasts the viewpoints of Gustave LeBon (so-called "father of crowd psychology") and those of historian George Rude. 7 pages, 16 footnotes, 2 bibliographic sources.