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The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
de Tuchman, Barbara W
- Usado
- Bien
- Tapa blanda
- Estado
- Bien/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0345308239
- ISBN 13
- 9780345308238
- Librería
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Newport, Washington, United States
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Sobre este artículo
U.S.A: Ballantine Books, 1985. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Good Condition. Clean white wrappers with red itles, light wear to extremities, tight and solid. pages clean and unmarked, toned. Last few pages damp stain on lower corner. Thirty page full color illustration section, coated paper. Author is a two times Pulitzer Prize Winner. In this book she tackles the pervasive presence through the ages of folly in government. She illuminates four decisive turning points in history that illustrate the 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 folly in Viet Nam. 447 pp with Reference Notes and Index. 5.25 x 8.25 inches. 1985, Ballantine Books, USA.
Sinopsis
Barbara W. Tuchman (1912–1989) achieved prominence as a historian with The Zimmermann Telegram and international fame with The Guns of August —a huge bestseller and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Her other works include Bible and Sword, The Proud Tower, Stilwell and the American Experience in China (for which Tuchman was awarded a second Pulitzer Prize), Notes from China, A Distant Mirror, Practicing History, The March of Folly, and The First Salute .
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 023887
- Título
- The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
- Autor
- Tuchman, Barbara W
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0345308239
- ISBN 13
- 9780345308238
- Editorial
- Ballantine Books
- Lugar de publicación
- U.S.A
- Fecha de publicación
- 1985
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall
- Palabras clave
- GOVERNMENT MONTEZUMA TROJAN WAR RENAISSANCE POPES GEORGE III AMERICAN COLONIES
- X weight
- 0 oz
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