Download or read book The Revolt of the Masses written by José Ortega y Gasset and published by . This book was released on 1984-12-31 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social upheaval in early 20th-century Europe is the historical setting for this seminal study by the Spanish philosopher, Jose Ortega y Gasset. Continuously in print since 1932, Ortega's vision of Western culture as sinking to its lowest common denominator and drifting toward chaos brought its author international fame and has remained one of the influential books of the 20th century.