HEROES
Written by Lucy Hughes-Hallett
Published by Fourth Estate
in 2004
ISBN: 1857026802
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HEROES
Written by Lucy Hughes-Hallett.
Stock no. 1827202
1st.
2004.
Hardback.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Saviours, Traitors and Supermen. Beginning beneath the walls of Troy, ending in 1930s Europe when the cult of the hero was turning politically lethal, this is a book about mortality and dictatorship, about money and sorcery, about seduction and mass-hysteria. The author explores the ancient but still politically potent phenomenon of hero-worship through the careers of eight extraordinary men. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Illustrations and photos. ISBN: 1857026802. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Page browning throughout. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scratched to rear panel.