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The march of folly : from Troy to Vietnam / Barbara W. Tuchman

By:

Tuchman, Barbara W

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Abacus , 1997.Description: 559 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

9780349106748

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

909.08 TUC

LOC classification:

D210 .T89 1985

Summary: Barbara Tuchman tackles the pervasive presence of folly in governments through the ages. Defining folly as the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interersts, despite the availability of feasible alternatives, Tuchman details four decisive turning points in history that illustrate the very heights of folly in government: the Trojan War, the breakup of the Holy See provoked by the Renaissance Popes, the loss of the American colonies by Britain's George III, and the United States' persistent folly in Vietnam.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	909.08 TUC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		021993

Includes bibliographical references (p. [489]-536) and index.

Barbara Tuchman tackles the pervasive presence of folly in governments through the ages. Defining folly as the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interersts, despite the availability of feasible alternatives, Tuchman details four decisive turning points in history that illustrate the very heights of folly in government: the Trojan War, the breakup of the Holy See provoked by the Renaissance Popes, the loss of the American colonies by Britain's George III, and the United States' persistent folly in Vietnam.

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