Power & Prospects: Reflections on Human Nature and the Social Order

St. Leonards, Nsw, Australia: Allen & Unwin. Very Good+. 1996. 1st Edition Thus; First Printing. Paperback. First Edition Thus (1996) , so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Wraps: shows the barest hint of wear to the upper front corner tip and similarly to the lower rear corner tip; very mild rubbing to the panels of the wrapper covers; a former owner's stylized name at the lower front endpaper; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear and minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and clean. Close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.65 x 0.65 inches) . Language: English. Weight: 13 ounces. Paperback. From the nature of democracy to our place in the natural world, from intellectual politics to the politics of language, Powers and Prospects provides a scathing critique of orthodox views and government policy, and outlines other paths that can lead to better understanding an more constructive action. This book offers Chomsky's latest thinking on a broad range of themes. Based upon a series of addresses he delivered on his 1995 visit to Australia. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xii, 244 pages .