Lewis Mumford, a Life

Miller, Donald L.

ISBN 10: 1555842445 / ISBN 13: 9781555842444

Published by Weidenfeld & Nicholson, New York, 1989

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Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Typical ex-lib markings, though very little used. Text clean, spine tight. 512 p. Clean, tight copy; Seller Inventory # 109535

Bibliographic Details

Title: Lewis Mumford, a Life

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, New York

Publication Date: 1989

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Good

Edition: Unabridged.

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Synopsis:

Traces the life of the noted American writer, discusses his major works, and offers a glimpse of his complex personality.

From Publishers Weekly:

One of the world's foremost experts on cities, architecture and the impact of technology on civilization, Mumford is also a prophet (a Jonah, as he thinks of himself) who took early stands against McCarthyism and the Vietnam War, who has thundered against social and political abuses and has constantly warned of the dangers of rampant urban expansion. Yet, for all this outspokenness and his 30-odd books--which include Technics and Civilization , his masterwork The City in History and an autobiography--he has remained an elusive figure. In this solid first biography--a 10-year labor based on the massive Mumford archive, both public and hitherto private--Miller ( The New American Radicalism) provides a rich and balanced portrait of the man, his personality, family life, friendships, achievements and, above all, the ideas that have been his primary building blocks. The volume makes it easy to understand why Malcolm Cowley called Mumford "the last of the great humanists."
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