Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 1st Printing. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. 499 plus 22 plates and with 14 illustrations in the text. Patrick Wright follows the tank's progress through the twentieth century, relating it to philosophy, art, politics and even necromancy to produce a fascinating cultural history. Clean.

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T�tulo

Tank: The Progress of Monstrous War Machine

Editor

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Press, 2002, New York, New York, U.S.A.

Fecha de publicaci�n

2002

Idioma

Ingl�s

ISBN 10

0670030708

ISBN 13

9780670030705

Encuadernaci�n

Hard Cover

Edici�n

1st Printing

Estado

Near Fine

Estado de la sobrecubierta

Near Fine

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An illuminating foray into the war machine that has dominated military theory and practice throughout the twentieth century explores the tank as a cultural and social object, revealing how the tank became the symbol of technological futurism and inevitable progress, as well as of totalitarian oppression. 17,500 first printing.

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Patrick Wright is Professor of Modern Cultural Studies at Nottingham Trent University, U.K. His books include Living in an Old Country, A Journey Through the Ruins, and The Village That Died for England.

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