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The Reluctant African
by Lomax, Louis E
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper and Brothers, Publishers, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($2.95), generally bumped and with some creases, rubbed at the surface. Quarter red cloth with black paper on the boards, small bumps at the edges. Square and firmly bound, a few instances of marginalia and underlining. Lomax's report on African politics of the mid-20th century with discussions of the UAR's "black brotherhood," communist connections, Haile Selassie's nonalignment sentiments, among other topics.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9246
- Title
- The Reluctant African
- Author
- Lomax, Louis E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- Africa, Politics, Government, Communism, Capitalism, Imperialism, Scramble for Africa, Black History, Black Studies, Ethiopia, United Arab Republic, Selassie
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
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- Bumps
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- Edges
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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