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The Captive Mind

» Czeslaw Milosz

Translator - Jane Zielonko

Penguin Classic
Paperback : 07 Jun 2001

£12.99

Synopsis

Written in Paris in the early 1950s, this book created instant controversy in its analysis of modern society that had allowed itself to be hypnotized by socio-political doctrines, and to accept totalitarian terror on the strength of a hypothetical future.

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Critic Review:

'A very powerful book which gave an account of totalitarian culture … as nothing else has’ Isaiah Berlin, Sunday Telegraph

‘A frightening book. It ought to be read’ Guardian

Product details

Format : Paperback
ISBN: 9780141186764
Size : 129 x 198mm
Pages : 272
Published : 07 Jun 2001
Publisher : Penguin Classic

The Captive Mind

» Czeslaw Milosz

Translator - Jane Zielonko

£12.99


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