The Dragons Of Expectation: Reality And Delusion In The Course Of History
Robert Conquest
ISBN 10: 0393059332 ISBN 13: 9780393059335
Published by W W Norton & Co Inc, 2004
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A philosophical defense of modern civilization traces the consequences of seductive ideas throughout history, analyzing how false nostrums have led to corruption within every type of government, in the academic world, and more, in a critique that includes discourses on such conflicts as Russia's October Revolution, World War II, and the Cold War. 30,000 first printing.
About the Author: Robert Conquest is a research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.
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Title: The Dragons Of Expectation: Reality And ...
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
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