The Mythology of the Secret Societies

J M Roberts

ISBN 10: 0586081437 / ISBN 13: 9780586081433

Published by Paladin, 1972

About this Item

Glossy pictorial card cover. 114 x 198 x 28mm. 478pp. With notes and index. Cover lightly soiled and creased, esp. on spine and rear; pages browned; binding cracked in one place, with a loose page; text otherwise clean and unmarked. NB: An extra shipping charge may be requested for heavier or more valuable items. All our 'Seller Images' show the actual item you will receive.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Mythology of the Secret Societies
• Publisher: Paladin
• Publication Date: 1972
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0586081437
• ISBN 13: 9780586081433
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

478p paperback with colourful illustrated cover, binding firm, paper clean, a nice and clean copy, spine square and tight, never used

About the Author

Professor Roberts was Fellow and Tutor of Merton College, Oxford (1953-1979), and Vice-Chancellor of Southampton University (1979-1985), and then returned to the Wardenship of Merton College until 1994. He held posts in the USA at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, Columbia and the University of South Carolina. In 1996, he was appointed CBE for his services to education and history. When he died on 30 May 2003, he was described as "the leading historical mind of his generation" by The Guardian. He is the author of several highly regarded books, including The Penguin History of Europe and The Penguin History of the Twentieth Century and presented the BBC Television series, The Triumph of the West.