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`principled high-mindedness' --Daily Telegraph
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`A collection of provocative and enlightening essays by a leading historian of modern Europe'.
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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The phrase 'towering intellect' is overused, but when you consider the astonishing range of knowledge that informs Judt's collection of essays, it's a cliche you find yourself falling back on. Judt has an encyclopedic grasp of the history of global politics of the past century, and a cultured sensibility and clear writing style which make him a joy to read. He was one of the first people to realise, and write about, the essential vacuity of Tony Blair ('the gnome in the garden of Britain's heritage'), and he offers similarly impassioned and well-informed insights into the Cuban Missile Crisis, the fall of Communism, and the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, as well as providing insightful reviews of the works of Arthur Koestler, Edward Said, and many other major figures. I don't agree with everything he says (he is, for one thing, a little too soft on Koestler's sexual politics, to say the least), but this is still a highly informative and thought-provoking book.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Terrific. Insightful critical appreciations of keynote thinkers in the 20th century, including brilliant essays on Hannah Arendt, Leszek Kolowkowski [that incorporates a deliciously scathing attack on the historian Eric Hobsbawm's blind allegiance to communist regimes and communist thinking] and Primo Levi. Also compelling critiques relating to Israel, Tony Blair and others. Wonderful writing, provocative and well worth the read. Highly recommended.
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Following his brillian book "Post war" Tony Judt has had reprinted a series of book reviews from various sources dealing with people and issues from,principally post war Europe,but there are also some incisive comments on US politics and society(Cuba,Cold war attitudes and loss of liberalism in US society). Each essay is stimulating and some are deliberately provocative,esp. to the dominant social conservative attitudes of the period since 1995.A must for any intelligent reader capable of seeing through neo-con prejudices.
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Judt's writing capabilities are outstanding.His ego is blown up in his texts. Reading his "Reappraisals" you enter into a whirlwind you enjoy at the beginning. Read more
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Tony Judt always provides a new vision of history. This book is a proof of this. Very interesting and refreshing.
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