Dispatches in America
by Rosenblum, Mort; Knight, Gary (editors); Theroux, Paul; et. al. (contributions by)
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near fine copy with very light to light edge wear around wrappers; else clean tight copy; wrappers are clean; pages are like new
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
San Lorenzo, California: Dispatches Corporation, 2008. Paperback. Near fine copy with very light to light edge wear around wrappers; else clean tight copy; wrappers are clean; pages are like new: clean, crisp, bright and free of marks, creases and pen; binding is tight; edges are clean.. Small octavo in brown matte wrapeprs; illus.; 200 pp., 20 cm. In English. || Series: Dispatches 2008; || Contents: Mind blindness and the decline of hitchhiking / Paul Theroux -- Of turbans and neckties : why past defines present / John Kifner -- A Kashmiri in America : the lucky shade of brown / Muzamil Jaleel -- Exceptionalism : America the exempt? / Samantha Power -- A survey : A sampling : how young Americans see the world -- Cartoon : Uncle Sam / Gerald Scarfe -- Photo essay : In God's country / Antonin Kratochvil. Publisher is Simba Gill. Dispatches is published four times a year by Dispacthes Corporation.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85000
- Title
- Dispatches in America
- Author
- Rosenblum, Mort; Knight, Gary (editors); Theroux, Paul; et. al. (contributions by)
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New Near fine copy with very light to light edge wear around wrappers; else clean tight copy; wrappers are clean; pages are like new
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Dispatches Corporation
- Place of Publication
- San Lorenzo, California
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- Civilization, United States, 21st Century
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cultural Studies;
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Bibliope by Calvello Books
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Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
Over thirty-five years experience in the used, out-of-print and rare book trades. Selling online since 1997. WWW.BIBLIOPE.COM (formerly Calvello Books)
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- Wrappers
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- Fine
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