The Captive Mind
Examines the moral and intellectual conflicts faced by men and women living under totalitarianism of the left or right.
Examines the moral and intellectual conflicts faced by men and women living under totalitarianism of the left or right.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780679728566 (0679728562)
Publish date: August 11th 1990
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
The majority of this book was intellectually thrilling, with a balance and subtlety which is rare, for example, on the internet today. On the other hand, I've read a few autobiographical works by Milosz, and it seems as if the subtlety is disguising pro-communist leanings and communist intellectual ...
I'm not an avid reader of essays - well, actually I have a tendency to keep them out from my bookshelves -, but 'The Captive Mind' is a different matter. As some earlier Goodreads reviewer stated: 'This book has some power'.Well, a Hell of a lot of power, indeed!'The Captive Mind' is an extraordinar...
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