THE STAGES OF ECONOMIC GROWTH
by Rostow, W.W
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very good in near fine dust jacket.
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
The success of THE STAGES OF ECONOMIC GROWTH brought Rostow to the attention of John F. Kennedy, who appointed him as an advisor before he became president. During Kennedy's presidency, he was a vocal advocate for the Vietnam War, and after Kennedy's assassination, he served as National Security Advisor to Johnson. An important work in the history of modern economics. 8'' x 5.25''. Original blue cloth binding with gilt spine lettering. Original unclipped ($3.75) dust jacket. 180 pages, including index. Small ink owner name to front pastedown. Underlining in red to the first 48 pages. Jacket with mild edgewear, tiny spot of soil to rear near spine; spine a bit sunned. Front flyleaf with a couple shallow creases to corner, small area of loss to corner of rear flyleaf. Else clean and tight.
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- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45652
- Title
- THE STAGES OF ECONOMIC GROWTH
- Author
- Rostow, W.W
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in near fine dust jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- At the University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- 20th century,Post-WWII,1960s,US American,Economics,Business/Industry,History
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- Sunned
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- Fine
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