About this title: Written in political exile in New Zealand during the Second World War and first published in two volumes in 1945, Karl Popper's The Open Society and Its Enemies is one of the most famous books of the twentieth century. Hailed by Bertrand Russell as a 'vigorous and profound defence of democracy', its now legendary attack on the philosophies of ...
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Description: Good. 8vo. Hardcover, 1963. Dust cover is very good. Protected by a mylar over cover. The usual ex-library treatments are present. Original brown cloth with gilted spine. 420 pages. Text. Very nice copy. Exterior is sturdy and attractive. Interior is good with strong binding, and clean, clear pages. Offered by the Antiquarian, Rare, and Collectable Books section at Better World Books. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed. Join the more than 2.8 million customers who have supported global literacy with ... read more
Edition: Fifth Edition.
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul, London
Date Published: 1966
Description: Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Creases to spine. Long crease to lower front corner and upper rear corner. Rear cover tanned. Handling wear. Pages yellowing. Previous owner's name at the top of the first page. 420pp inc index. read more
Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Harper Torch Books
Description: Good. As issued No Jacket. Spine lean, scuffing and soiling to the covers, corner bumps, spines of both volumes are darkened with creases and wrinkling to the covers, and other moderate to heavy shopwear. Includes both volumes of Popper's landmark study of political philosophy. Volume 1 The Spell of Plato and Volume 2 The High Tide of Prophecy: Hegel Marx, and the Aftermath. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Routledge & K Paul
Date Published: 1962
Description: Fair. Hardcover. Some pencil markings. Good binding. Exterior shelfworn. 1949 Routledge & Kegan Paul, third impression. We ship daily. International orders ship priority or first-class. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HARPER AND ROW
Date Published: 1963
Description: Good. Pages are clean, crisp and free of markings. Cover is showing some wear. Back cover contains rust stains from a paperclip. - read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Harper & Row, New York
Date Published: 1967
Description: Good. No Jacket. Previous owner name and price on fly leaf. Otherwise book is in good condition with normal shelf wear. Satisfaction guaranteed. read more
Binding: hardcover
Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul
Description: Very Good. 2 Volume set, complete. Ex-Library. Text is clean, binding is strong. Black cloth covers with gold lettering. Some age spots on the page edges, cover edges are lightly rubbed. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Princeton University Press,
Date Published: 1950.
Description: From the library of Professor Jerry Stannard. 732pp. Some ink and pencil underlining and marginalia, wear to covers, else solid, reading copy without dust jacket. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis(Routledge)
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780415282369ISBN:0415282365
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 9.213 by 6.142 inches. Volume 1: the spell of plato introduction, the spell of plato, the myth of origin and destiny 1. historicism and the myth of destiny 2. heraclitus 3. plato's theory of forms or ideas plato's descriptive sociology: 4. change and rest 5. nature and convention, plato's political programme: 6. totalitarian justice 7. the principle of leadersh1p 8. the philosopher king 9. aestheticism, perfectionism, utopianism the background of plato's attack: 10. the open ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge Kegan Paul
Date Published: 1962
Description: Good. Good reading, study and research softback book, very small crease in the bottom edge of the front cover otherwise very clean inside no highlighting, underlining or notes. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Routledge
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780415290630ISBN:0415290635
Description: New. BRAND NEW and ready for dispatch. Delivery normally within 4/7 days. Our reputation is built on our Speedy Delivery Service and our Customer Service Team. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis(Routledge)
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780415290630ISBN:0415290635
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 7.795 by 5.079 inches. This book is printed on demand. (allow 1-2 weeks for printing) the high tide of prophecy. the rise of oracular philosophy-the aristotelian roots of hegelianism, hegel and the new tribalism. marx's method-marx's sociological determinism, the autonomy of sociology, economic historicism, the classes, the legal and the cocial system. marx's prophecy-the coming of socialism, the social revolution, capitalism and its fate, an evaluation of the prophecy. marx ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul, London
Date Published: 1952
Description: Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Second edition. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Tanning. Red pencil underlining. Spine end chipped. Binding good. Vol. I only. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul, London
Date Published: 1952
Description: Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Second edition. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Tanning. Jacket chipped and soiled. Red pencil underlining. Vol. II only. read more
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