Contemporary Capitalism
New York: Random House, 1956. first edition. hardcover. 8vo 374pp. stated first printing. from front flap: "His experience in the Second World War as a Wing Commander in the Royal Air Force and in politics as Under Secretary of State for Air, Minister of Food, Secretary of State for War and also as Member of Parliament since 1945 has modified and matured' John Strachey's views of the social and economic order. His new major work, an appraisal of the changing character of capitalism, analyzes its modifications in the light of the influences of democratic political action, the advancement of technical processes, with an accompanying increase in productivity, and the general rise in the levels of subsistence." Book VG: age soil/wear to boards and spine, toning to endpapers, writing on rear endpaper, text clean, binding tight. / DJ Fair: age toning, hole in front cover, corner wear with loss, chipping, NOT clipped ($5.00). Item #1735
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