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Hobsbawm charts the failure of capitalists and communists alike in this account of the 20th century. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1181 pages and is available in paperback format. Dec 21, 2010 wests prolific journalistic works include her coverage of the nuremberg trials for the new yorker, published as a train of powder, and black lamb and grey falcon, her epic study of yugoslavia. Black lamb and grey falcon is the fruit of wests three trips to zoko balkans and her.
Editions of black lamb and grey falcon by rebecca west. A journey through yugoslavia hardcover published june 25th 1943 by viking press nyc 1volume, hardcover, 1,181 pages. Wells, and later married banker henry maxwell andrews, continuing to write, and publish, until she died in london at age ninety. She published eight novels in addition to her masterpiece black lamb and grey falcon, for which she made several trips to the balkans.
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