Whitehead applies his razor-sharp thinking to the question, "How did our culture get into the dismal moral and cultural state it is in today?" He provides a fascinating sketch of 20th-century culture, clearly showing how the artists and culture-makers influenced the philosophical and moral climate of the world today. Skillfully synthesizing major philosophical movements of the century, he places cultural heroes into a larger context of truth and morality.
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Whitehead applies his razor-sharp thinking to the question, "How did our culture get into the dismal moral and cultural state it is in today?" He provides a fascinating sketch of 20th-century culture, clearly showing how the artists and culture-makers influenced the philosophical and moral climate of the world today. Skillfully synthesizing major philosophical movements of the century, he places cultural heroes into a larger context of truth and morality.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Hardcover. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. A very crisp and clean SIGNED FIRST EDITION; almost new and unread condition; gift quality! Signed and dated by the author on the title page! White boards quarterbound by green with silver lettering on the spine. 320 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations and 32 wonderful pages of historic full-color photographs and illustrations! "Grasping for the Wind is an incisive and powerful analysis of 20th century Western civilization: what historical and cultural forces have shaped it and where it is headed. From Rembrandt, to the French Revolution, to Marilyn Monroe, to Martin Luther King, to the Beatles, to Stanley Kubrick, to MTV, to social commentator John Whitehead reveals the threads of influence that weave this present age........."
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New in Brand New jacket. All pages crisp and clean. Quantity Available: 1. ISBN: 0310232740. ISBN/EAN: 9780310232742. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1560717661.
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New in new dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 320 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Brand new hardcover book, tight, clean, unmarked, unread. Gift condition.