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Slouching towards Bethlehem

by Joan Didion, Elizabeth Hardwick

First published in 1968, this collection of essays examines the social dislocation of 1960s America. Through portraits of diverse individuals, the work analyses a nation undergoing profound cultural and political change.

Accession 19091 ISBN 0679640266 Publisher Modern Library
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