The Lions' Den: Zionism and the Left from Hannah Arendt to Noam Chomsky by Susie

Description: The Lions' Den by Susie Linfield, Kathe Mazur A lively intellectual history that explores how prominent midcentury public intellectuals approached Zionism and then the State of Israel itself and its conflicts with the Arab worldCultural critic Susie Linfield investigates how eight prominent twentieth-century intellectuals struggled with the philosophy of Zionism, and then with Israel and its conflicts with the Arab world. Constructed as a series of interrelated portraits that combine the personal and the political, the book includes philosophers, historians, journalists, and activists such as Hannah Arendt, Arthur Koestler, I. F. Stone, and Noam Chomsky. In their engagement with Zionism, these influential thinkers also wrestled with the twentieth centurys most crucial political dilemmas: socialism, nationalism, democracy, colonialism, terrorism, and anti-Semitism. In other words, in probing Zionism, they confronted the very nature of modernity and the often catastrophic histories of our time. By examining these leftist intellectuals, Linfield also seeks to understand how the contemporary Left has become focused on anti-Zionism and how Israel itself has moved rightward. FORMAT Compact Disc LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Susie Linfield has written about culture and politics for a wide variety of publications, including the New York Times, the Nation, Dissent, and the New Republic. She teaches cultural journalism at New York University and was formerly an editor at the Washington Post and the Village Voice. Her previous book, The Cruel Radiance: Photography and Political Violence, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.Kathe Mazur (pronounced kay-ta) is best known on television for the role of DDA Andrea Hobbs that she plays on both The Closer and its hit spin-off, Major Crimes. She has recorded over one hundred audiobooks, including the multi-award-winning Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Cant Stop Talking by Susan Cain and The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, as well as the works of Nora Ephron, Tess Gerritsen, and Jacquelyn Mitchard, among many others. She also has the distinction of having recorded both Hillary Clintons and Anne Coulters books in the same month. She has won multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards, is an Audie Award nominee, and has been on all sorts of great Best Books lists. She has worked extensively as an actress in film, theater, and television, including on The Mentalist, Greys Anatomy, Private Practice, Criminal Minds, Suspect Behavior, ER, and Monk. Kathe lives in Los Angeles with her husband and son. Table of Contents Chomsky has always insisted...1 Hannah Arendt: Left, Right, or Wrong?1967Though Imperialism...3 Maxime Rodinson: Marxism, Zionism, and the Arab WorldBut there was a problem...This lead him to believe...But Alys moral emphasis...In the late 1940s...7 I. F. Stone: The Limits of IsaiahIntroduction: A Double Grief, and a HopeArendt prophesied the end...8 Noam Chomsky: The Responsibility of IntellectualsCloseness is instead...4 Isaac Deutscher: A Very Jewish Jew2 Arthur Koestler: The Zionist as Anti-SemitePart One: Europeans5 Albert Memmi: Zionism as National LiberationPart Two: SocialistsPart Three: Americans6 Fred Halliday: The Journey of a 68erConclusion:The Genius for Failure Review "The Lions Den is a brilliantly incisive commentary on eight intellectuals who wrote about the Israel/Palestine conflict. Susie Linfield is herself the ninth intellectual in this book, with a strong and persuasive position of her own."-- "Michael Walzer, author of A Foreign Policy for the Left""Why have some of the brightest minds in the American and European Left been unable to understand Jewish nationalism? The Lions Den is a fascinating, uniquely incisive inquiry into the limits of the intellectual Left as it tries to deal with the harsh realities of our world."-- "Zeev Sternhell, author of The Founding Myths of Israel: Nationalism, Socialism, and the Making of the Jewish State""You dont have to be enthralled by the Left, Judaism, or Zionism to enjoy this riveting book. Wherever you stand on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, this is a must for devotees of fascinating, intriguing, exhilarating, and exciting debates."-- "Hussein Agha, coauthor of A Framework for a Palestinian National Security Doctrine""A significant contribution to contemporary political discourse."-- "Kirkus Reviews (starred review)" Review Quote "You dont have to be enthralled by the Left, Judaism, or Zionism to enjoy this riveting book. Wherever you stand on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, this is a must for devotees of fascinating, intriguing, exhilarating, and exciting debates." Details ISBN1094022918 Author Kathe Mazur Short Title The Lions Den Language English Year 2019 ISBN-10 1094022918 ISBN-13 9781094022918 Publication Date 2019-11-12 Subtitle Zionism and the Left from Hannah Arendt to Noam Chomsky DEWEY 296.3/82 Playing time 980 Publisher Blackstone Publishing Format Compact Disc Imprint Blackstone Publishing Narrator Kathe Mazur Alternative 9781094022901 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158619132;

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