Isaac and Isaiah: The Covert Punishment of a Cold War Heretic
De (autor) David Cauteen Limba Engleză Paperback – 02 Jun 2015
Two
high-voltage
scholars
engage
in
a
bitter
conflict
in
this
irresistible
tale
of
principle
and
politics
in
the
Cold
War
years
Rancorous and highly public disagreements between Isaiah Berlin and Isaac Deutscher escalated to the point of cruel betrayal in the mid-1960s, yet surprisingly the details of the episode have escaped historians’ scrutiny. In this gripping account of the ideological clash between two of the most influential scholars of Cold War politics, David Caute uncovers a hidden story of passionate beliefs, unresolved antagonism, and the high cost of reprisal to both victim and perpetrator.
Though Deutscher (1907–1967) and Berlin (1909–1997) had much in common—each arrived in England in flight from totalitarian violence, quickly mastered English, and found entry into the Anglo-American intellectual world of the 1950s—Berlin became one of the presiding voices of Anglo-American liberalism, while Deutscher remained faithful to his Leninist heritage, resolutely defending Soviet conduct despite his rejection of Stalin’s tyranny. Caute combines vivid biographical detail with an acute analysis of the issues that divided these two icons of Cold War politics, and brings to light for the first time the full severity of Berlin’s action against Deutscher.
Rancorous and highly public disagreements between Isaiah Berlin and Isaac Deutscher escalated to the point of cruel betrayal in the mid-1960s, yet surprisingly the details of the episode have escaped historians’ scrutiny. In this gripping account of the ideological clash between two of the most influential scholars of Cold War politics, David Caute uncovers a hidden story of passionate beliefs, unresolved antagonism, and the high cost of reprisal to both victim and perpetrator.
Though Deutscher (1907–1967) and Berlin (1909–1997) had much in common—each arrived in England in flight from totalitarian violence, quickly mastered English, and found entry into the Anglo-American intellectual world of the 1950s—Berlin became one of the presiding voices of Anglo-American liberalism, while Deutscher remained faithful to his Leninist heritage, resolutely defending Soviet conduct despite his rejection of Stalin’s tyranny. Caute combines vivid biographical detail with an acute analysis of the issues that divided these two icons of Cold War politics, and brings to light for the first time the full severity of Berlin’s action against Deutscher.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780300212327
ISBN-10: 0300212321
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 64 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: Yale University Press
Colecția Yale University Press
ISBN-10: 0300212321
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 64 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: Yale University Press
Colecția Yale University Press
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Recenzii
'Incredibly
well-informed
and
immensely
readable
-
a
book
that
will
be
argued
over
for
years
to
come.'
-
Jonathan
Haslam,
author
of
Russia's
Cold
War:
From
the
October
Revolution
to
the
Fall
of
the
Wall
'A wonderful Cold War parable in which both protagonists, Berlin and Deutscher, the liberal and the Marxist, reveal just how crooked the timber of humanity can be, especially when ideas collide with events. Caute metes out morality and mitigation in equal measure - a rare and wise combination.' - Petre Mandler, author of Return from the Natives: How Margaret Mead Won the Second World War and Lost the Cold War
“What could have been a minor academic squabble is transformed here into a wide-ranging discussion of some of the major ideological disputes of the 20th century – Marxism, Zionism, liberalism and the significance of the Russian revolution.”—The Economist
'A wonderful Cold War parable in which both protagonists, Berlin and Deutscher, the liberal and the Marxist, reveal just how crooked the timber of humanity can be, especially when ideas collide with events. Caute metes out morality and mitigation in equal measure - a rare and wise combination.' - Petre Mandler, author of Return from the Natives: How Margaret Mead Won the Second World War and Lost the Cold War
“Readers
.
.
.
will
find
themselves
informed
and
absorbed
by
Mr.
Caute's
portrait
of
the
intellectual
battles
of
the
Cold
War.”—Adam
Kirsch,
Wall
Street
Journal
“What could have been a minor academic squabble is transformed here into a wide-ranging discussion of some of the major ideological disputes of the 20th century – Marxism, Zionism, liberalism and the significance of the Russian revolution.”—The Economist
“Trenchant,
engaging
.
.
.
sharply
argued
.
.
.
The
author’s
wit
and
biting
analysis
render
this
a
most
readable
study.”—Kirkus
Reviews
“A
riveting
account
.
.
.
of
an
intellectual
feud
for
the
ages.”—David
Mikics,
Los
Angeles
Review
of
Books
“The
book
I
most
enjoyed
was
David
Caute’s
Isaac
and
Isaiah.
Caute
transforms
an
academic
squabble
between
Isaiah
Berlin
and
Isaac
Deutscher
into
a
wide-ranging
analysis
of
the
ideological
disputes
of
the
20th
century
–
Marxism,
the
significance
of
the
Russian
revolution,
liberalism
and
Zionism.”—Vernon
Bogdanor,
THES,
Book
of
the
Year
Notă biografică
David
Caute,
former
fellow
of
All
Souls
College,
Oxford,
is
a
historian
whose
recent
books
include
Politics
and
the
Novel
during
the
Cold
War
and
The
Dancer
Defects.
He
lives
in
London.