The March Of Folly: From Troy To Vietnam
by Tuchman, Barbara
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Abacus / London 1985. 20.0 x 13.0cms, 560pp, colour illusts, very good paperback This book explores the reasons why governments pursue policies that are against their own best interests. Tuchman distinguishes folly from other forms of mismanagement and defines it as the self-destructive act carried out despite the availability of a recognised and feasible alternative. She looks at 4 decisive turning points: the Trojan War; the succession of Renaissance Popes who lost half their flock to the Protestant Secession; George III's ability to alienate his American subjects; America's 30 year involvement in Vietnam.
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- The March Of Folly: From Troy To Vietnam
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- Tuchman, Barbara
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- Paperback
- Publisher
- Abacus / London 1985
- Keywords
- catholicism Greece Trojan protestant reformation american war independence Vietnam war Revolution
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We stock books about art, design, fashion and history, with a lot of books about Asian, Australian and Pacific arts, crafts, design and cultural history. We have books on women artists, academic analyses and dissident life as well as monographs on Old Masters and avant-garde artists.
Our shop is in Sydney's legendary Kings Cross, which provided alternatives to Australia's normalities and suburbia for 80 years. Colloquially known as The Cross, this name signifies Antipodean bohemia, street gangs and a famous red light district.
We buy quality books on the visual arts, architecture & design. We do not sell any children's books, cooking books, novels or self-help books. Five minutes walk from Kings Cross station, we are open between 10 – 6, every day of the week.