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Yale University Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Yale University Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

1996. Paperback Twelve pages early in the text show UNDERLINING AND MARGINALIA IN INK. Else, Near Fine in Wraps: shows only minor indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; mildest rubbing. The binding shows very slight lean, but remains perfectly secure. Clearly, this book is flawed, but if one could overlook the underlining early on, would make a handsome reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 292pp. University Press Paperback. This fascinating book examines Western perceptions of war in and beyond the nineteenth century, surveying the writings of novelists, anthropologists, psychiatrists, poets, natural scientists, and journalists to trace the origins of modern philosophies about the nature of war and conflict. 'This is a clever, interesting, and in many ways learned book.' John Keegan, Sunday Telegraph 'In a brilliant work of cultural analysis, Pick has mined some curious disparate areas and been rewarded with remarkable material for… Leer más

Yale University Press, 1996-04-24. paperback. Good. 6x0x9. Paperback.Minor wear to page edges and corners. Cover clean.Binding tight. P/O's name in pen on first page otherwise, No writing, highlighting, or marks in text.From the estate of a smoker.

Paperback. Good.

Yale University Press, 1996-04-23. First paperback edition. Paperback. Very Good. 6x0x9. Text and images unmarked. The wrapper shows some very light handling. 8vo. 292pp.

Yale University Press, 1996-04-24. New edition. paperback. Used: Good.

Yale University Press. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Yale University Press UK SR, 1996-04-01. Paperback. Like New. 1.6787 cent in x 23.1224 cent in x 15.5882 cent in. Fast Despatch Soft Covers - will send out 1 st class post within 12 hours of receipt of order

Yale University Press, 1993. Tapa Blanda. Buen estado.

Yale University Press, 1993-05-26. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x1. Yale University Press, 1993; no later printings indicated. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; boards and text also very good; previous owner book plate on front paste-down, previous owner name at top edge of title page. Unclipped dust jacket in VG condition, arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Hardcover. Illus., index; 292pp. orig. cloth, From the collection of Dr Vivien Noakes [1937-2011] who was a leading authority on both Edward Lear and the First World War. Dust Jacket Included

New Haven, CT & London: Yale University Press, 1993. Trade Paperback. Like New. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. Wyndham Lewis (Cover Illustration). 292 pp. Flawless book.

Yale University Press. Very Good. 1993. Large Format Paperback. 9vo 0300054173 292 PAGES CLEAN AND TIGHT. This book examines Western perceptions of war in and beyond the 19th-century, surveying the writings of novelists, anthropologists, psychiatrists, poets, natural scientists, journalists and soldiers to trace the origins of modern philosophies about the nature of war and conflict. Daniel Pick compares philosophical and historical modes of conflict with fictions of invasion and biological speculations about the nature and value of conquest. He discusses the work of such well-known commentators as Clausewitz, Engels and von Bernhardi, and examines little-known war writings by Proudhon, De Quincey, Ruskin, Valery, Reich and many others. Pick explores why so many major 19th-century writers justified war and even considered it rational and indespensible to social survival. And, conversely, he shows that during the course of the century, war was increasingly depicted as a machine running… Leer más

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993. hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo, a study of Western thought on war, bibliography, index, 292 pages

Yale University Press, 1993. Softcover. Good. Paperback, 8vo.

New Haven-London, Yale University Press. 1996. Original publisher's sewn paperback, pictorial frontcover, reissue paperback edition [1993], 8vo: [viij], 292pp., 11 illustrations, footnotes & references, bibliography, index, table of contents. Very fine copy - as new.

London: Yale University Press, 1993. 1st edition in soft cover format, 8vo, 292pp, card covers a little faded at spine o/w VG+ Copy. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Yale University Press UK SR, 1993. Paperback. Condition: good. Moderate reading wear. Very clean interior. .

Yale University Press, 1996-04-24. New edition. paperback. Used:Good.