Human Progress by John Nef (36 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Condition: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good -. No Jacket. (1968), 464pp, hole punched through cover & title pg, slight soiling & shelfwear to cover, contents clean.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Fourth Printing. Minor wear & toning to wraps. Text is unmarked.

hardcover. Condition: Hardcover. Hardcover. 1950First Edition.Very Good/fair DJClear Text.For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Gut. 464 Seiten; Das hier angebotene Buch stammt aus einer teilaufgelösten Bibliothek und kann die entsprechenden Kennzeichnungen aufweisen (Rückenschild, Instituts-Stempel.); der Buchzustand ist ansonsten ordentlich und dem Alter entsprechend gut. In ENGLISCHER Sprache. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 860.

Condition: New.

Paperback. xiii, 46644p., wraps, light handling wear, otherwise very good condition. The Norton Library N468.

Paperback. John U. Nef, WW Norton & Co. "This is in many respects perhaps the most important book that has been published recently. Its intellectual integrity, its humane pathos, its analytical force are exceptional. The title gives only an inadequate indication of the contents; it is at the same time an economic, technological, and cultural history of the rise of industrial civilization. This history is focused on the interconnection between war and industrial and technological progress-a single-mindedness of purpose which breaks through the well-established framework of traditional historiography and opens new insights into the period." -Herbert Marcuse, The American Historical Review. Paperback.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. [Inscribed, signed by author on FEP] Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Sunning to spine. Library stamps and markings. 464 pages, 25 cm. *Autographed by author.* John U. Nef was an American economic historian, and the co-founder of the University of Chicago's Committee on Social Thought. He was associated with the University of Chicago for over half a century, and co-founded the Committee there in 1941. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good -. No Jacket. (1968), 464pp, red cloth, usual lib. markings, bottom corners bumped, slight shelfwear to cover, slight foxing to top pg edges, no dj, contents clean. Ex-Library.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,950grams, ISBN:

Condition: good, fair to poor. 25 cm, 464, notes, index, DJ soiled: small edge tears/chips, several large pieces missing. The author argues that it was not war, but limitations on war, which made possible the birth of industrialism and its eventual triumph.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1000grams, ISBN:

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 2nd Edition.

NEF, John U. WAR AND HUMAN PROGRESS: AN ESSAY ON THE RISE OF INDUSTRIAL CIVILIZATION. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd., [1950]. Small 4to., black cloth. First Edition. Signed presentation from Nef on front endpaper: "For Narcissa Vanderlip with affection from John Nef. Chicago, April 23, 1954." Very Good (some browning endpapers). $50.00.

Second printing. XII, 464, (4) S. Orig.-Leinenband. - Einband etwas fleckig. Buchblock schiefgelesen; vorderes Gelenk angeplatzt. Namenszug auf Vorsatz; ansonsten innen sauber. Gut erhaltenes Exemplar.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "This is in many respects perhaps the most important book that has been published recently. Its intellectual integrity, its humane pathos, its analytical force are exceptional. The title gives only an inadequate indication of the contents; it is at the same time an economic, technological, and cultural history of the rise of industrial civilization. This history is focused on the interconnection between war and industrial and technological progress-a single-mindedness of purpose which breaks through the well-established framework of traditional historiography and opens new insights into the period." -Herbert Marcuse, The American Historical Review "Mr. Nef has made a rare combination of what the profession calls 'economic history' and 'intellectual history,' a combination which results, quite obviously, in an enrichment for history pure and simple." Crane Brinton This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Condition: very good. Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1950. First edition. Orig. cloth binding. Dustjacket. xii,464 pp. The illustration on the dustjacket is the Guernica Mural by Picasso, used by the courtesy of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Dustjacket bit chipped. Tear repaired. Owner's stamp on title-page. From the publisher : If a third world war breaks and puts an end to civilization, the blame will lie with modern society. In War and Human Progress, Mr. Nef shows why the disease of war, its ravages limited in the past by moral, intellectual, and cultural restraints, has today become malignant; it will be difficult for the public to sidestep his conclu- sions concerning the requisite and drastic treatment. Mr. Nef presents the history of war as part of the general history of Western civilization: his book is a synthesis of industrial, cultural, and military history. He shows that it was not war, but limitations on war, which made possible the birth of industrialism and its eventual triumph. The Christian view of human nature as corrupt and sinful, the Platonic tradition, and the medieval habits of craftsmanship which put elegance and delight before utility all imposed spiritual or technological limitations on war. A further restraint was the application in education and politics of moral imperatives which originated in the Christian faith and which supplied an orderly framework for relations within and among nations. The author lays bare the gradual breakdown of the restraints on war. The growing valuation of the common man gave moral support for general conscription. The rise of philosophical positivism and relativism undermined moral imperatives. The ideal of elegance ceased to interfere with the production of efficient weapons. The values of the new industrial economy cut the ground from under polite manners, intellectual standards, and the imaginative sides of human nature. As science and technology helped to create an economy of abundance unknown to history, the use of new and overwhelmingly destructive weapons on a world scale was made possible. All roads led to the total warfare of the twentieth century. If the very advances that men have made are not to destroy mankind itself, human beings and nations must renounce in large measure the goal of success as the guiding principle of thought, labor, and even of politics. We, like our ancestors, possess facul- ties for common sense, for rational speculation, for craftsmanship, for art, for love, for charity, for faith. Man's future depends upon the encouragement given these faculties. War and Human Progress is by far the most careful general discussion of war to appear in our century. Its importance for the thoughtful citizen is great, and it cannot fail to interest all students and teachers concerned with economic, cultural, military, scientific, and social history. Condition : very good copy. Keywords : HISTORY,

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 480.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 480.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 480.

London, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1950. IX, 464 S. OLwd.