The distinguishing thing about the paranoid style is not that its exponents see conspiracies or plots here and there in history, but that they regard a vast' or gigantic' conspiracy as the motive force in historical events...The paranoid spokesman sees the fate of this conspiracy in apocalyptic terms--he traffics in the birth and death of whole worlds, whole political orders, whole systems of human values. He is always manning the barricades of civilization. --From the book
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The distinguishing thing about the paranoid style is not that its exponents see conspiracies or plots here and there in history, but that they regard a vast' or gigantic' conspiracy as the motive force in historical events...The paranoid spokesman sees the fate of this conspiracy in apocalyptic terms--he traffics in the birth and death of whole worlds, whole political orders, whole systems of human values. He is always manning the barricades of civilization. --From the book
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Good. The pages are sun faded and slightly yellowing. We flipped through this book and didn't notice any notes or underlines. Fast Shipping-Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!
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Near Fine in Good+ jacket. First edition. xiv, [2], 315, [3], xii, [4] pp. Original navy cloth with gilt lettering, red topstain. Traces of erased pencil name on front free endpaper, else Fine in a chipped and slightly toned dust jacket with a creased front panel, Good+. The titular essay, a critique of populism and conspiracism first published in Harper's Magazine in 1964, seems to spring eternal for many intellectuals critically examining the American character. This is its first appearance in book form.
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Fine in Fine jacket. First edition. xiv, [ii], 315, [3], xii, [4] pp. Original navy cloth with gilt lettering, red topstain. A Fine, unread copy in beautiful Fine unclipped dust jacket with no fading whatsoever, mere hints of toning and shelf wear. Essentially as new. A superb copy. The titular essay, a critique of populism and conspiracism first published in Harper's Magazine in 1964, seems to spring eternal for many intellectuals critically examining the American character. This is its first appearance in book form.
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Very good. Very clean softcover. no marks clean text. solid binding. very light wear. ISBN matches listing FAST SHIPPING W/ CONFIRMATION. NO PRIORITY OR INTERNATIONAL ORDERS OVER 4LBs.
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Fair. In fair condition. Second printing. DJ is ragged; faded front and back and toned on the spine; well worn edges, chipped, and torn, especially at the head and heel of the spine. Not price clipped. Blue cloth on boards. Bright gilt design on front, and bright lettering on spine. Corner tips are lightly worn, with shelf scraping to the bottom edges. Mashed spine end. Twist to spine, more apparent from the top edge. Former owner book plate on front paste down. Light toning to pages. Intermittent and very infrequent underlining and marginalia in pen and pencil. Staining to bottom corner pages from FFE to part II. Outside edge of text block has a few dings. Rough un-cut edges to outside text block. Good binding. Nice reading copy. 315 pages plus 12 page index. We will happily provide photos upon request.