Language: English
Published by Easton Press, Norwalk, CT, 1993
Seller: Second Edition Books, Butte, MT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Collector's editions, both published 1993, bound in genuine leather. Binding tight, interior clean and bright. Books in excellent condition. Appear to be unread. Dark blue/gray boards with bright gilt design; pages edged in gilt; in-bound ribbon. Unused Easton Press collector's bookplate included. Details what Myrdal, a Swedish economist, saw as obstacles to full participation in American society that Black Americans faced as of the 1940s. American political scientist, diplomat, and author, Ralph Bunche - the first African American to receive a Nobel Prize - served as Myrdal's main researcher and writer at the start of the project in the fall of 1938. Vol. I, 705 pages; Vol. II, 1483 pages, including notes and more. International and Priority shipping may cost extra due to combined size of books.