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Voltaire's Bastards; The Dictatorship of Reason in the West
by Saul, John Ralston
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0029277256
- ISBN 13
- 9780029277256
- Seller
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Free Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1992. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. 0029277256 . Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 640 pages; 1992 Free Press. Stout HC/DJ 4th printing. Tightly bound and fresh in crisp edged and uniformly bright pictorial dust jacket. Feels and appears unread; no marks. About as new. NF/NF .
Synopsis
Voltaire's Bastards: The Dictatorship of Reason in the West is a sweeping and provocative exploration of nothing less than the political, economic, social, and cultural origins of Western society. With great daring and originality, John Ralston Saul dissects the contradictions, delusions, and illusions that have brought the world to the brink of confusion and crisis, and shatters the myths surrounding the icons and institutions that we have been taught to revere and cherish.
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Details
- Bookseller
- DogStar Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52952
- Title
- Voltaire's Bastards; The Dictatorship of Reason in the West
- Author
- Saul, John Ralston
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- Fourth Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0029277256
- ISBN 13
- 9780029277256
- Publisher
- Free Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- 0029277256
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
DogStar Books
Biblio member since 2020
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
About DogStar Books
DogStar Books is an open-shop used and rare book store located in historic Lancaster PA. We have been buying and selling scholarly, antiquarian and better books, images, and paper since 1991. We maintain a large general collection of over 40,000 titles on premises to serve our local book loving clientele. Out of town visitors and buyers are always welcome. Our online inventory at Biblio began in 2020 and we will be increasing our inventory here on a regular basis.
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