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Around the Cragged Hill A Personal and Political Philosophy
by Kennan, George Frost
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0393034119
- ISBN 13
- 9780393034110
- Seller
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Vars, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: W W Norton & Co Inc. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0393034119 . Two toned red covers, hard boards /cloth spine / gilt lettering to the spine. First Edition, First Printing. This copy is in very good condition with a solid binding and a bright, unmarked interior. Light fading to the spine ends, the DJ is unclipped with very light rubbing to the covers and edgewear. Blue stains to the bottom page edges." Against the background of a century of wars, revolution and uneasy peace, Kennan advances his thoughts on a broad front: how the individual's quest for power often translates into governments marked by an atmosphere of inflamed ambitions, rivalries, sensitivities, anxieties and suspicions; how a nation's size can create barriers between the rulers and the ruled. Rich in historical example, the volume is a summing up of the author's accumulated experience. "Pulitzer Prize winner. ; 1.3 x 9.1 x 6.3 Inches; 272 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bytown Bookery
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8846
- Title
- Around the Cragged Hill A Personal and Political Philosophy
- Author
- Kennan, George Frost
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0393034119
- ISBN 13
- 9780393034110
- Publisher
- W W Norton & Co Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- 0393034119, State, The
- Bookseller catalogs
- Political Science; Autobiography; Philosophy; Autobiography & Memoirs;
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