Robert jay lifton greg mitchell (29 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : As New. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. 270 pages. Prosecutors, judges, jurors, wardens, and the American public in conflict. As new. Unread. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded box.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. No markings to text block. No marks of personal identification.; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Etat : New.

Boards. Etat : Near Fine. Near Fine (in mylar). First Edition/1st Printing. Textblock and binding immaculate and tight; Dust jacket unclipped and lightly edge-worn; 425p., including index. Size: 8vo - 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Hardcover.

Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. clean, unmarked copy.

black& silver metallic hardbound 8vo. dustwrapper in protective plastic. very fine cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. 1" tear front flap edge top corner, not price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ first edition. first printing (#1 in # line). b&w photo illustrated frontis. & title pg. xviii+425p. appendix. notes. index. world history. world war ii. far east.imperial japan. war in the pacific. weapons of mass destruction. atomic bomb. manhattan project. president harry truman. smithsonian institution controversy. dean acheson. mcgeorge bundy. james conant. disarmament. nucelar arms race. leslie groves. john hershey. nagasaki. hydrogen bomb. invasion of japan. radiation. franklin d. roosevelt. soviet union. henry stimson. unconditional surrender. leo szilard. paul tibbets. trinity test. henry wallace. washington post. ~ ''You cannot understand the twentieth century without Hiroshima." So begins one of the most important and original books written about America's use of the atomic bomb against Japan at the end of World War II. The event evoked little debate at the time, and it has eluded reasoned discussion ever since. But the use of nuclear weapons on civilian populations has weighed heavily on our national conscience~with profound effects, argue Robert Jay Lifton and Greg Mitchell. To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the atomic bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, they have written the first book that assesses the political, ethical, and psychological impact of Hiroshima on our nation. The book opens on August 6,1945, the day of the bombing of Hiroshima, with the official statement by President Harry S. Truman, which began our government's extensive distortion of information and management of the news media. The story comes to a climax nearly fifty years later, with an inside view of the recent debacle at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.c., when a wave of opposition forced the museum to cancel a full exhibit about the atomic bombing and its human effects. Throughout Hiroshima in America, the authors offer a powerful and thought~provoking analysis of what we have lost by our unwillingness to face the tuth about Hiroshima. They also present a landmark portrait of Harry Truman and an exploration of the factors that led him to authorize using the bomb, and defend that act for the rest of his life. Written by two authors who have studied the atomic bombings for decades, this is an unforgettable story that challenges the received wisdom. At the fiftieth anniversary of Hiroshima, the book is a beacon of intelligence and interpretation. It reveals the sources of what the authors call the "Hiroshima raw nerve" and proposes ways to address it. Hiroshima in America will stand for decades as essential to our comprehension of what makes our country strong, and what makes it vulnerable.…

Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : As New. 1st Edition. (First Edition, First Printing) Book is a clean tight unmarked copy.

Paperback. Etat : Fine. Uncorrected Proof. Octavo.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. First Edition.

Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Book unmarked inside and outside. First printing. DJ has no damage. 425 pages. Notes. Appendix. Index.

Etat : FINE. First printing. Book written to mark the 50th anniversary of the atomic bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Index, notes and an appendix that discusses the images of Hiroshima in film and books.425 pp Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.).

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good +. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good +. 1st Edition. Very Good + copy. (see picture) 425 pages including index.

Hard Cover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. 425pp The use of nuclear weapons on civilian populations, assessment of the political, ethical and psychological impact. (Loc 1095/1).

Hardcover. Etat : As New. 425p. A hardcover book and dustjacket in fine condition. Like new with text clean and binding tight.

Etat : very good, very good. First Edition. First Printing. 270, notes, index, minor wear to bottom edge of DJ. A pair of award-winning authors interview Americans deeply involved in the death penalty system, and explore the mind-set of those who play some role in executions--including prison wardens, prosecutors, jurors, judges, and relatives of murder victims. The authors probe changes in methods of execution, from hanging to lethal injection, considering whatthis search for more"humane" executions reveals about us as individuals and as a society.…

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. First Edition. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Bottom edge of spine slightly rubbed. Nice condition.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. First edition. Octavo. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Trade paperback. Etat : Very good. xviii, 427, [7] pages. Footnotes. With a New Afterword for the paperback edition by the Authors. Appendix: Cultural Responses to Hiroshima. Notes. Index. Robert Jay Lifton (born May 16, 1926) is an American psychiatrist and author, chiefly known for his studies of the psychological causes and effects of wars and political violence and for his theory of thought reform. He was an early proponent of the techniques of psychohistory. Greg Mitchell (born 1947) is an American author and journalist who has written twelve non-fiction books on United States politics and history of the 20th and 21st centuries. Mitchell was editor of Nuclear Times magazine (1982 to 1986), and became interested in the history of the United States' use of the atom bomb during World War II. He addressed issues related to this in a 1996 book co-written with Robert Jay Lifton, "Hiroshima in America". Derived from a Kirkus review: Lifton and Mitchell are concerned with examining the motivations of those who made the decisions, particularly Truman, and the effects of that decision on the development of subsequent US policy. An analysis of Truman's announcement of the bombing shows his determination to justify the bomb's use as a military necessity. Early American responses included government suppression of evidence of the radiation effects on residents of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Truman emerges as a fundamentally decent man who became caught up in the atomic fervor of scientists and military men. The authors appear to argue that the official Hiroshima narrative was a myth driven by a need on the part of Americans to distance themselves from what they had done. The authors argue that the existence of the bomb, and the moral consequences of the US having been the first to use it, have had profound moral, psychological, and political effects on Americans as a people. First Avon Books Trade Printing [stated].…

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. Hiroshima in America: Fifty Years of Denial, Lifton, Robert Jay; Mitchell, Greg, Grossett/Putnam, U.S.A., 1995. First Edition/First printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾", 425 pages including index and appendix that discusses the images of Hiroshima in film and books. Black boards, silver spine titles, red endpapers. Both unclipped jacket and volume in fine condition and likely unread.…

Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Etat : New.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition.

Softcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in wraps.; 6 X 1.01 X 9 inches; 448 pages.

hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. First Edition. First edition with full number line with light shelf wear to boards and dust jacket. Signed by both authors on title page. Photos and additional details upon request. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores. Signed by Authors.…

Hardcover. Etat : Good. xviii, 425 p. Ex-Library.

Cloth. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. How did Hiroshima affect the USA? Culminates in the Smithsonian exhibition debate. pp425. Unread. Shelf wear only.

Hardcover. Etat : Very good. Etat de la jaquette : very good. Cloth/dust jacket Octavo. black papered boards, dust jacket, 425 pp.

Hardcover. Etat : New. 016483; CAPITAL PUNISHMENT CRIME CRIMINALS UNITED.