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The March of Folly From Troy to Vietnam
de Tuchman, Barbara W
- Usado
- Muy bueno
- Tapa blanda
- Estado
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0349133654
- ISBN 13
- 9780349133652
- Librería
-
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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Sobre este artículo
London: Abacus. Very Good. 1985. Paperback Edition. Softcover. 0349133654 . Card covers show some shelf wear, light soiling, pages tanned. ; A tight solid book. ; Trade PB; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 559 pages; "Drawing on a comprehensive array of examples, from Montezuma's senseless surrender of his empire in 1520 to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, Barbara W. Tuchman defines folly as the pursuit by government of policies contrary to their own interests, despite the availability of feasible alternatives. In brilliant detail, Tuchman illuminates four decisive turning points in history that illustrate the very heights of folly: the Trojan War, the breakup of the Holy See provoked by the Renaissance popes, the loss of the American colonies by Britain's George III, and the United States' own persistent mistakes in Vietnam. Throughout 'The March of Folly', Tuchman's incomparable talent for animating the people, places, and events of history is on spectacular display." .
Sinopsis
Surveying the vast spectrum of our recorded past, Barbara Tuchman now traces and explores one of the most compelling paradoxes of history: the recurring pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests. ... Tuchman distinguishes folly from other types of misgovernment and identifies its hallmark: the self-destructive act carried out despite the availability of a recognized and feasible alternative.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Ainsworth Books
(CA)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 21062
- Título
- The March of Folly From Troy to Vietnam
- Autor
- Tuchman, Barbara W
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Softcover
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Edición
- Paperback Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- ISBN 10
- 0349133654
- ISBN 13
- 9780349133652
- Editorial
- Abacus
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1985
- Palabras clave
- 0349133654, Military History
- Catálogos del vendedor
- History; Militaria;
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