The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
Published on 6. April 2021
Book
Hardback
96 pages
978-0-385-54647-8 (ISBN)
Description
"Originally published in Italy as Le leggi fondamentali della stupiditáa umana by Societáa editrica il Mulino, Bologna in 1988. Originally published in English by Societáa editrica il Mulino, Bolonga, in 2011, and subsequently in Great Britain by WH Allen, an imprint of Ebury Publishing..., London, in 2019"--Copyright page.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Random House USA Inc
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
4 ILLUSTRATIONS IN TEXT
Dimensions
Height: 157 mm
Width: 121 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
140 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-385-54647-8 (9780385546478)
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Persons
CARLO M. CIPOLLA (1922-2000) was an Italian economic historian, Fulbright Fellow and professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Cipolla was awarded the International Balzan Prize for Economic History in 1995 and held honorary degrees in Italy and Switzerland. His classic treatise The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity was first published in 1988 and has been published in more than ten languages. Originally written in English, this is the first time it's being published in the US.