The Dragons of Expectation: Reality and Delusion in the Course of History by Conquest, Robert

W. W. Norton & Company, 2004. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

W. W. Norton & Company, 2004. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

W. W. Norton & Company, 2004. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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W W Norton & Co Inc. Used - Good. THIS IS AN EX--LIBRARY BOOK THAT REMAINS IN GREAT READABLE COMPLETE CONDITION.. Former Library book. Hardcover This item shows wear from consistent use but remains in good readable condition. It may have marks on or in it, and may show other signs of previous use or shelf wear. May have minor creases or signs of wear on dust jacket. Packed with care, shipped promptly.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2005. As New condition. Review copy. Softcover. 6" wide by 9.25" tall. Bright, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Not a remainder. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh and crisp, apparently never read. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Laid-in is a typed letter from the publisher to Tamar Jacoby [justice editor for Newsweek, deputy editor of the New York Times op-ed page, and a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute]. From the rear cover: "A landmark defense of civilization that illuminates the political degradations and intellectual fetishisms of our world. From the author of THE HARVEST OF SORROW and one of the world's most respected humanists comes this long-awaited work of history and philosophy. THE DRAGONS OF EXPECTATION -- in the tradition of Isaiah Berlin's THE CROOKED TIMBER OF HUMANITY and George Orwell's ESSAYS -- brilliantly traces how seductive ideas have come to corrupt modern… Read More