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In The march of Folly, Pulitzer Prize - winning historian Barbara W. Tuchman tackles her boldest subject - the pervasive presence through the ages of folly in government. Drawing on a comprehensive array of examples, from Montezuma's senseless surrender of his empire in 1520 to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, Tuchman defines folly as the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests, despite the availability of feasible alternatives.
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