This is a new edition of a sixties classic, chosen by the New York Times as one of "ten notable books" of 1968. Jan Myrdal sat down at the age of 34 to tell the truth about himself. He ended up seven years later with a book of hard truths about the generation shaped by the war against Hitler; about the next generation, shaped by the Vietnam War; and about Western intellectuals and their claims to honesty and enlightenment. He writes without flinching about his difficult childhood years in the U.S. and Sweden, a young man ...
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This is a new edition of a sixties classic, chosen by the New York Times as one of "ten notable books" of 1968. Jan Myrdal sat down at the age of 34 to tell the truth about himself. He ended up seven years later with a book of hard truths about the generation shaped by the war against Hitler; about the next generation, shaped by the Vietnam War; and about Western intellectuals and their claims to honesty and enlightenment. He writes without flinching about his difficult childhood years in the U.S. and Sweden, a young man facing love and betrayal, the hardships of a writer enduring poverty and censorship, and most of all the struggle to understand his times and place himself on an honest moral and political footing. He confronts these experiences and uses them, as he says, "to make the European intellectual as a type clearly visible." Jan Myrdal observes the Western intellectual from a unique vantage point as the son of Sweden's most celebrated intellectuals, Nobel Laureates Gunnar and Alva Myrdal, engineers of the Swedish welfare state and leaders of progressive democratic thought. These family ties give a chilling resonance to Jan's questioning of the Western tradition's claims to progress and reason. His personal journey ends dramatically as he confronts Western racism in Asia and the preventable suicide of a friend in Stockholm. The political and the personal become inseparable, and he ends with an indictment in which she spares no one, not even himself and his own attempts to break from lies and corruption. When first published, this book was chosen by The New York Times Book Review as one of ten books of "particular significance and excellence in 1968." The edition has a new preface by the author.
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Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day). Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some wear and internal barcode may have been clipped, but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks, rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry.
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Very Good in Near Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 201 pp. First printing. The cover is sunned along the upper edge. The binding is tight and square, and the text is clean. The jacket is price-clipped, and scuffed at the head of the spine.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Tiny chip to top rear edge of price clipped DJ, with a quarter inch edge tear to the top front. DJ is browned around the inside edges.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 201 pages.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. New York, NY, Pantheon, 1968. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Black quarter cloth over blue boards with gilt and silver lettering embossed on spine and gilt decoration embossed on front board, green top edge on text block, rough cut pages, 201 pp. Dust jacket has slight discolorations, mostly on back, crease on front flap. Bindings are faded top and bottom. Appears gently read. Very good in a very good dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover.
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Very good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE boxes Very good hardcover in good, lightly worn dust jacket. First printing. Little pencil mark on front free endpaper, else clean pages. Light tanning, a few edge tears, to dust jacket.
