Cleopatra's Nose
Author: Boorstin, Daniel J.
ISBN: 9780679755180
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 01 Mar 1996
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback / softback
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Discoverers demonstrates the truth behind the aphorism that if Cleopatra's nose had been shorter, the face of the world would have been changed. Boorstin goes on to uncover the elements of accident, improvisation and contradiction at the core of American institutions and beliefs.
ISBN: 9780679755180
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 01 Mar 1996
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback / softback
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Discoverers demonstrates the truth behind the aphorism that if Cleopatra's nose had been shorter, the face of the world would have been changed. Boorstin goes on to uncover the elements of accident, improvisation and contradiction at the core of American institutions and beliefs.
