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Harvest of a Decade - Disraelia and Other Essays (Paperback)
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Harvest of a Decade - Disraelia and Other Essays (Paperback)
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This is a selection of essays written during the first decade of
the twenty-first century, by a figure widely acknowledged as the
conscience of European liberalism. In Walter Laqueur's lifetime,
there have been more acutely dangerous situations, such as the
coming of a world war or the seemingly unstoppable march to victory
of totalitarian regimes, than in any other previous epoch. Such
immediate dangers may not exist at the present time. But long-term
trends are equally or even more threatening, as we now see in the
ability of small groups of people, unprecedented in history, to
inflict enormous damage. This is the underlying essence of
Laqueur's thinking, as expressed in this new volume. As Laqueur
observes, one learns from long experience that the worst does not
always happen, and if it does, probably not in one's lifetime.
Ideas and intellectual fashions emerging from the groves of
academe, particularly in America can seem wrongheaded and often out
of touch with the real world. This growing isolation causes growing
bitterness, alienation, and a feeling of impotence on the part of
intellectuals, which turns into greater radicalization and
farfetched thinking. Laqueur fortunately does not fall into this
trap. The articles and essays selected for this volume deal with a
variety of topics. They do not entirely reflect Laqueur's
interests, which during this period were more in the cultural field
than in politics. However, politics intrude irrespective of the
author's predilections. Laqueur deals with unpleasant truths in
concrete geopolitical settings, but poignantly takes his stand with
the men and women who strive to overcome self-censorship in the
search for accurate judgment.
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