first edition
2006 · New York
by CHOMSKY, Noam
New York: Metropolitan Books / Henry Holt, 2006. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo; black and orange paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 311, [3]pp. Spine ends gently nudged, else Fine in a Near Fine, unclipped dustjacket, with light wear to extremities. Chomsky's study of failed states around the globe, "those that are unable or unwilling to protect their citizens from violence and perhaps even destruction and regard themselves as beyond the reach of domestic or international law" (from front flap). (Inventory #: 32268)