the captive mind
signed mass market paperback, 1981.
pulitzer prize-winning study of the internal conflicts faced by those living under totalitarian regimes. milosz wrote this book soon after defecting from stalinist poland in 1951. in it, he attempts to think through the appeal of stalinism to intellectuals, assessing the mechanations of both cooperation and dissent within the soviet bloc. upon its publication, "the captive mind" was an instant success.
this edition includes a new foreword by the author.
translated from polish by jane zielonko.
new york: vintage books. isbn: 0-394-74724-0. 251 pages. 4..25 x 7.15". mass market paperback. bound in paper wrappers. book condition: reading creases to front wrapper and spinal, shelfwear to edges, tear to back wrapper, light soiling to block. very good-. Item #1214
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