Cleopatra's Nose

Essays on the Unexpected

Nonfiction, History, Ancient History, Egypt, World History, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
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Author: Daniel J. Boorstin ISBN: 9780307756527
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Publication: June 1, 2011
Imprint: Vintage Language: English
Author: Daniel J. Boorstin
ISBN: 9780307756527
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication: June 1, 2011
Imprint: Vintage
Language: English

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.

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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.

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