Mortals and Others (Routledge Classics)
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Rating | : | 4.95 (936 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0415473519 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2015-02-04 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
These were often fun, humorous observations on the very real issues of the day, such as the Depression, the rise of Nazism and Prohibition, to more perennial themes such as love, parenthood, education and friendship. Available for the first time in the Routledge Classics series in a single volume, this pithy, provocative and often-personal collection of essays brings together the very best of Russell’s many contributions to the New York American, and proves just as engaging for today’s readers as they were in the 1930s.
Witty, but very serious and still highly relevant The short comments in this bundle show vividly B. Russell's biting and sarcastic style as well as his in depth views on the real nature of man, on power, politics, economics, democracy, education and philosophy.The haves and have-notsThe aristocracy, which held all polit