{"product_id":"the-sovereign-state-the-secret-history-of-itt-by-anthony-sampson","title":"THE SOVEREIGN STATE: The Secret History of ITT by Anthony Sampson","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE SOVEREIGN STATE: The Secret History of ITT\u003cbr\u003e\nby Anthony Sampson\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 0340171952\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: medium hardcover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton 1973, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 160 w x 240h x 30 d\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 288\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A4\/2309\/U458\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nThe book focuses on the history of ITT Corporation to make a broader point about the weakening of the authority of traditional national governments by the multinational corporations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn part, it was a portrait of Harold Geneen, the chief executive of ITT from 1959 until 1977. Geneen was a legendarily hands-on manager, who believed it necessary to penetrate through layers of \"false facts\" to get to the \"unshakable facts\" about any of the markets or divisions of his conglomerate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn terms of its broader themes, though, this book was one of a spate of early-70s books that promoted the thesis that multinational corporations were taking over the traditional prerogatives and functions of national governments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated end papers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nExcellent with wear on dust jacket, faint spotting on end papers and page edges, pages otherwise clean, no stamps or inscriptions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nScarce\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450780762404,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/2073079720.jpg?v=1787009026","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-sovereign-state-the-secret-history-of-itt-by-anthony-sampson","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}