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The Time of Illusion

The Time of Illusion

The Time of Illusion
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The Time of Illusion Paperback - 1976

by Schell, Jonathan

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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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  • Title The Time of Illusion
  • Author Schell, Jonathan
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Vintage Book
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 416
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, New York
  • Publication date 1976-08-12
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G14Q-00434
  • ISBN 9780394722177 / 0394722175
  • Weight 1.21 lbs (0.55 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.54 x 5.6 x 1 in (21.69 x 14.22 x 2.54 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
  • Category History - General History
  • Library of Congress subjects Watergate Affair, 1972-1974, United States - Politics and government -
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 76012243
  • Dewey Decimal Code 320.973

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Reader reviews for The Time of Illusion

From the publisher

A compelling historical account with powerful insights into the intricate political landscape of the Nixon years

The Time of Illusion meticulously examines the nation's political life, key events, and presidential activities, revealing a logic and meaning that were elusive at the time. Through detailed analysis and insightful commentary, Jonathan Schell offers a fresh perspective on one of the most turbulent periods in American history, making sense of the chaos and uncovering the underlying patterns that shaped the era.

Media reviews

"A thoughtful and deservedly acclaimed meditation on the decade which, in 1974, 'finally brought the American Constitutional system to the edge of breakdown'."

Foreign Affairs

"The remarkable achievements of this book are its fairness, its attention to details, and its capacity to put the bewildering complexities of these years into some kind of meaningful historical perspective. Schell, at thirty-two, has avoided the usual partisan and political pitfalls. He has an eye for the illuminating incident, the patience of a scholar, and the gift of clear and muscular prose. If there is a better or more thoughtful and compassionate book on this whole bewildering tragedy, I don't know what it is."

James Reston, Martha's Vineyard Gazette

"By persuasively connecting the Nixon years to the larger dilemmas of our time, Mr. Schell has elevated a shabby political story to the level of tragedy. And one closes his deeply intelligent book not with feelings of vindication or outrage, but with a sense of understanding and equanimity that only tragedy can evoke."

Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times

About the author

Jonathan Schell was born in 1943 in New York City. He graduated from the Putney School in Vermont and magna cum laude from Harvard University, where he majored in Far Eastern history and wrote for the Harvard Crimson. He learned Japanese and travelled widely while enrolled in the Graduate School of International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan. Schell was the Harold Willens Peace Fellow at the Nation Institute. He died in 2014.
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