Two Worlds
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From cover flap of Two Worlds by Lester Cohen, copyright 1936, Covici-Friede-publishers:
Although this is a travel book, it is unlike any other hitherto published. Its author is a writer of recognized range and power, known to a vast American audience trough his best-selling novel, "Sweepings." While most travelers journey to escape reality. Lester Cohen journeyed in quest of it...He wanted to know if the individual was regimented under communism, whether fascism was rife in England, if the "new" Turkey was new in name only, whether the natives of India suffered British Imperialism gladly, if the real power in China lay with Chang Kaishek, whether the people of Japan shared the grandiose dreams of their military leaders - in short, he wanted to penetrate the various "--isms" that dominate the world and reach the people who live under them....
Although this is a travel book, it is unlike any other hitherto published. Its author is a writer of recognized range and power, known to a vast American audience trough his best-selling novel, "Sweepings." While most travelers journey to escape reality. Lester Cohen journeyed in quest of it...He wanted to know if the individual was regimented under communism, whether fascism was rife in England, if the "new" Turkey was new in name only, whether the natives of India suffered British Imperialism gladly, if the real power in China lay with Chang Kaishek, whether the people of Japan shared the grandiose dreams of their military leaders - in short, he wanted to penetrate the various "--isms" that dominate the world and reach the people who live under them....
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