9780631164708 - False Consciousness: an Essay on Reification (explorations in Interpretative Sociology) by Gabel, Joseph (2 results)

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Seller: Snowden's Books, Santa Fe, NM, U.S.A.Snowden's Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original hardcover in jacket, 358 pages, bibliography, book is solid, bright, and square. Some normal reference wear, age-toning to the pages; small spot on blank endpaper. Light wear to jacket edges and corners. Very good. bt.
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Seller: Wombat's Book Nook, Yarraville, VIC, AustraliaWombat's Book Nook
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. First English Edition. A significant and scarce First English Edition of Joseph Gabel's pivotal work, "False Consciousness: An Essay on Reification." This essential philosophical and sociological text, translated from the original French "La fausse conscience" (1962), explores the complex concepts of…false consciousness and reification, offering a profound critique of modern alienation and its impact on human experience. Published by Blackwell in 1975, this hardcover edition is presented in a Good condition. The book features sturdy tan covered boards with the title elegantly stamped in gilt on the spine. The binding remains tight and square, ensuring the book's integrity. Comprising xxx preliminary pages and 358 main pages, it includes a comprehensive bibliography spanning pages [327]-358. The interior contents are notably clean and unmarked throughout. The original dust wrapper is present and in Good condition, showing only light edge wear commensurate with its age and careful handling. This is a very good example of an important academic work that continues to be relevant in contemporary social and critical theory.