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The Captive Mind

by Czeslaw Milosz

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ISBN13: 9780679728566
ISBN10: 0679728562
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Written in the early 1950s, When Eastern Europe was in the grip of Stalinism and many Western intellectuals placed their hopes in the new order of the East, this classic work reveals in fascinating detail the often beguiling allure its frightening effects on the minds of those who embrace it.

Synopsis:

The best known prose work by the winner of the 1980 Nobel Prize for Literature examines the moral and intellectual conflicts faced by men and women living under totalitarianism of the left or right.
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ISBN:
9780679728566
Author:
Milosz, Czeslaw
Publisher:
Vintage Books USA
Author:
Miosz, Czesaw
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Eastern Europe - Poland
Subject:
Single Author *
Subject:
Poetry
Subject:
Poetry (poetic works by one author)
Subject:
Intellectual life
Subject:
Poland
Subject:
Communism
Subject:
Communism -- Poland.
Subject:
Poland Intellectual life 1945-1989.
Edition Description:
Vintage International ed.
Series Volume:
v. 10
Publication Date:
August 1990
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
272
Dimensions:
8.01x5.13x.57 in. .45 lbs.
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