Best of Times, Worst of Times: Memoirs of a Political Education
Walter Laqueur has been writing and teaching for over six decades, primarily in the fields of twentieth century history and politics, always as a shrewd and thoughtful generalist in an age of specialization. In this engaging memoir, Laqueur focuses on the political and historical events that shaped his thinking and that have inspired his intellectual work throughout his life. He discusses living and attending school under Nazism; Marxism, the Soviet Union, and the part he played in Cold War...
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A memoir by a prominent and highly respected historian and political commentator
Preface A Surfeit of Politics; or, Why I Would Have Preferred the Nineteenth Century Growing Up under the Nazis; or, Why One Had to Be There to Understand It Marxism, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War; or, The Dream That Failed The Downfall and Partial Resurgence of the Soviet Empire; or, The Strange Fortunes of the Congress for Cultural Freedom, "Finlandization," and Putinism A Middle East Education; or, Reflections on Arabia, Israel, Zionism, and Antisemitism Think Tanks and Political Intelligence; or, Why It Is So Difficult to Predict Guerrilla Warfare and Terrorism; or, What Systematic Study and Theory Can Mean Europe, 1945- 2008; or, A Short Study in Hope and Frustration Postface Works by Walter Laqueur Index
\ From the Publisher"Walter Laqueur has resolved the tension between being a highly respected historian, normally arms length from events themselves, and having been an active observer and player during 'his' twentieth century. With the knowledge and experience of his long life, he deserves the title of an 'old wise man.'"--World Security Network\ "Walter Laqueur's calm and candid reflections deserve a wide readership among scholars, journalists, politicians, and anyone willing to cast an unflinching gaze at the past and present."--The New Republic\ \ \
