The Sacco-Vanzetti affair is the most famous and controversial case in American legal history. It divided the nation in the 1920s, and it has continued to arouse deep emotions, giving rise to an enormous literature. Few writers, however, have consulted anarchist sources for the wealth of information available there about the movement of which the defendants were a part. Now Paul Avrich, the preeminent American scholar of anarchism, looks at the case from this new and valuable perspective. This book treats a dramatic and ...
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The Sacco-Vanzetti affair is the most famous and controversial case in American legal history. It divided the nation in the 1920s, and it has continued to arouse deep emotions, giving rise to an enormous literature. Few writers, however, have consulted anarchist sources for the wealth of information available there about the movement of which the defendants were a part. Now Paul Avrich, the preeminent American scholar of anarchism, looks at the case from this new and valuable perspective. This book treats a dramatic and hitherto neglected aspect of the cause c�l�bre that raised, according to Edmund Wilson, "almost every fundamental question of our political and social system."
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Near Fine in dust jacket; brown spots on bottom of text edge; slight edge and corner wear; fold on front dust jacket flap. 1.0 x 6.5 x 9.8 inches. Avrich concentrates on the anarchist backrground of Sacco and Venzetti; nicely done.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. 265pp. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Binding flaw making bottom corner of page 261-262 extend out slightly from text block, else near fine in a near fine dustwrapper.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 280 p. Audience: General/trade. 1990 edition with DJ. Binding strong, pages tight. No marks or writing. DJ shows light wear
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Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0691047898. A pristine copy, with no markings or signs of use. The jacket has slight shelfwear, but it is now protected by a mylar Brodart cover. Fast shipping, with tracking number provided.; 6.5 X 1 X 9.75 inches; 280 pages.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 104x16x156; Hardcover. Stated first edition with full number line. Light shelf wear to boards and dust jacket. Minor crease on front flap of dust jacket. Binding square and tight. No highlighting, notation, or remainder marks. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores.