| Cleopatra's Nose: Essays on the Unexpected Contributor(s): Boorstin, Daniel J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0679755187 ISBN-13: 9780679755180 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $16.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1995 Annotation: The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Discoverers demonstrates the truth behind the aphorism that if Cleopatra's nose had been shorter, the face of the world would have been changed. Boorstin goes on to uncover the elements of accident, improvisation and contradiction at the core of American institutions and beliefs. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - History | World - General - History | Ancient - Egypt |
| Dewey: 909 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.17" W x 7.98" (0.54 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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| Publisher Description: The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Discoverers demonstrates the truth behind the aphorism that if Cleopatra's nose had been shorter, the face of the world would have been changed. Boorstin goes on to uncover the elements of accident, improvisation and contradiction at the core of American institutions and beliefs. |