Chappie Puttbutt, a Black professor at the overwhelmingly white Jack London University, finds himself the head of his department and, drunk with power, sets out to settle old scores
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Anbieter: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, USA
Hardback. Zustand: Fair. Benjamin Chappie Puttbutt, a black juior professor at the overwhelmingly white Jack London College, lusts after tenure and its glorious perks (including a house in the Oakland Hills). He spends most of his time trying to divine the ideological climate of the school and obligingly adapting his beliefs to it. When Puttbutt's mysterious Japanese tutor, who promises to teach him Japanese by spring, suddenly becomes the school's new president and appoints Puttbutt as academic dean, the fun really begins--for Puttbutt sets out to stir things up and settle old scores.Turning every contemporary political and social movement on its head--from feminism to nationalism to jingoism--this boistrois and irreverent novel manages to be by turns hilarious and totally serious.One of the funniest satires of university politics I've ever read. Ishmael Reed is funnier than Norman Mailer or Gore Vidal. --Leslie Marmon SilkoReed is, as always, an American original; a wiseguy whose wisdom is the real thing, --The Boston Sunday Globe. Artikel-Nr. 00107910158
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Anbieter: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, USA
Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Benjamin Chappie Puttbutt, a black juior professor at the overwhelmingly white Jack London College, lusts after tenure and its glorious perks (including a house in the Oakland Hills). He spends most of his time trying to divine the ideological climate of the school and obligingly adapting his beliefs to it. When Puttbutt's mysterious Japanese tutor, who promises to teach him Japanese by spring, suddenly becomes the school's new president and appoints Puttbutt as academic dean, the fun really begins--for Puttbutt sets out to stir things up and settle old scores.Turning every contemporary political and social movement on its head--from feminism to nationalism to jingoism--this boistrois and irreverent novel manages to be by turns hilarious and totally serious.One of the funniest satires of university politics I've ever read. Ishmael Reed is funnier than Norman Mailer or Gore Vidal. --Leslie Marmon SilkoReed is, as always, an American original; a wiseguy whose wisdom is the real thing, --The Boston Sunday Globe. Artikel-Nr. 00109433105
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Anbieter: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Artikel-Nr. G0689120729I4N10
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Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Artikel-Nr. 7619863-20
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Anbieter: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, USA
Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Artikel-Nr. 5018552-6
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Anbieter: Bookplate, Chestertown, MD, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Inscription by author on half-title page. DJ has very minor shelf wear, otherwise very good condition. Book is in very good condition with clean unmarked pages. BP/Fiction. Inscribed by Author(s). Artikel-Nr. ABE-1684957452604
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Anbieter: GridFreed, San Diego, CA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap. Artikel-Nr. 71-01624a
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Anbieter: Aamstar Bookshop / Hooked On Books, Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. 1st Edition. BIshmael Reed, This regular size hardcover is SIGNED by Reed on the title page, and is as NEW in as NEW dj Blue spine, and green and other titles. Signed by Author(s). Artikel-Nr. ABE-1746656220346
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Anbieter: medimops, Berlin, Deutschland
Zustand: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present. Artikel-Nr. M00689120729-G
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Anbieter: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, USA
Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. New York: Atheneum, 1993. First Edition with full numberline. Octavo (21.7cm); illustrated dust jacket with $20.00 price intact; blindstamped blue boards and white cloth spine with red lettering; [x],225pp. Jacket lightly shelfworn with a bit of dust-soiling to surface; scattered light foxing to verso. Boards bowing a bit at fore-edge; light bumps at spine ends. Binding sound and pages unmarked. Signed by the author with brief inscription on full title. Artikel-Nr. 47748
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