The essays collected here reveal Isaiah Berlin at his most lucid and accessible. While nowhere was his writing burdened by the opacity of the specialist, these shorter, more introductory pieces provide the perfect starting-point for the reader new to his work. Those who are already familiar with his writing will also be grateful for this new volume. The connecting theme of these essays, as in the case of earlier volumes, is the crucial social and political role of ideas, and of their progenitors. The book exhibits the full ...
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The essays collected here reveal Isaiah Berlin at his most lucid and accessible. While nowhere was his writing burdened by the opacity of the specialist, these shorter, more introductory pieces provide the perfect starting-point for the reader new to his work. Those who are already familiar with his writing will also be grateful for this new volume. The connecting theme of these essays, as in the case of earlier volumes, is the crucial social and political role of ideas, and of their progenitors. The book exhibits the full range of Berlin's enormously wide expertise and demonstrates the striking and engaging individuality, as well as the power, of his own ideas.
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Very Good in Fine jacket. Size: 6x1x9; First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in red cloth with silver foil lettering on the spine. The essays collected in this new volume reveal Isaiah Berlin at his most lucid and accessible. He was constitutionally incapable of writing with the opacity of the specialist, but these shorter, more introductory pieces provide the perfect starting-point for the reader new to his work. Those who are already familiar with his writing will also be grateful for this further addition to his collected essays. xv 240pp. Pictorial dustjacket. CONDITION: Covers are unmarked. Previous owner name on front flyleaf. Occasional underlining / marginalia in red pen. Text is clear and easily read. Binding and text block are tight. Dustjacket has light rubbing. Full refund if not satisfied.
