Heroes: Saviors, Traitors, and Supermen: A History of Hero Worship
by Lucy Hughes-Hallett
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
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- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1400043999
- ISBN 13
- 9781400043996
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About This Item
New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Larger 8vo. pp. 3 496.""Beginning beneath the walls of Troy and culminating in 1930s Europe, a magisterial exploration of the nature of heroism in Western civilization. Our need for heroes is a timeless phenomenon; from ancient Greece to September 11, we have always looked to great figures for inspiration and leadership. In this riveting and insightful cultural…
Synopsis
Lucy Hughes-Hallett is a critic for The Sunday Times (London) and the author of Cleopatra: Histories, Dreams and Distortions . She lives in London with her husband and daughter, and is at work on a book about Gabriele d'Annunzio and the origins of Italian fascism.
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- Bookseller
- The Edmonton Book Store (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 168244
- Title
- Heroes: Saviors, Traitors, and Supermen: A History of Hero Worship
- Author
- Lucy Hughes-Hallett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1400043999
- ISBN 13
- 9781400043996
- Publisher
- Alfred a Knopf Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2005
- Size
- Larger 8vo
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