num_pages: 272
description: A philosophical defense of modern civilization traces the consequences of seductive ideas throughout history, analyzing how false nostrums have led to corruption within every type of government, in the academic world, and more, in a critique that includes discourses on such conflicts as Russia's October Revolution, World War II, and the Cold War. 30,000 first printing.
language: English
title: The Dragons Of Expectation: Reality And Delusion In The Course Of History
titlecomplete: The Dragons Of Expectation: Reality And Delusion In The Course Of History
genres: History, Politics, Philosophy, Criticism, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 98
publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc