Thinking the twentieth century

Thinking the twentieth century

by Judt, Tony

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""Thinking the twentieth century" unites the century's conflicted intellectual history into a single soaring narrative. The twentieth century comes to life as the age of ideas - a time when, for good or for ill, the thoughts of the few reigned over the lives of the many. Judt presents the triumphs and the failures of public intellectuals, adeptly extracting the essence of their ideas and explaining the risks of their involvement in politics"--Publisher description.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Thinking the twentieth century / Tony Judt with Timothy Snyder.

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""Thinking the twentieth century" unites the century's conflicted intellectual history into a single soaring narrative. The twentieth century comes to life as the age of ideas - a time when, for good or for ill, the thoughts of the few reigned over the lives of the many. Judt presents the triumphs and the failures of public intellectuals, adeptly extracting the essence of their ideas and explaining the risks of their involvement in politics"--Publisher description.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2012.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):William Heinemann
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2012.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 volume ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780434017423, 0434017426, 9781409021520, 1409021521
  • oclc:ocn776876267
  • LC Classification:JC257.J83
  • Dewey Decimal:320.092

Table of Contents

The name remains: Jewish questioner -- London and language: English writer -- Familial socialism: political Marxist -- King's and kibbutzim: Cambridge Zionist -- Paris, California: French intellectual -- Generation of understanding: East European liberal -- Unities and fragments: European historian -- Age of responsibility: American moralist -- Banality of good: social democrat.

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History History -- Philosophy History -- Philosophy -- 20th century Intellectual life Intellectual life -- History -- 20th ce… interviews Judt, Tony Political and social views Political science -- Philosophy Political science -- Philosophy -- 20th…

Writers

Judt, Tony Snyder, Timothy

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