Reappraisals: Reflections on the Forgotten Twentieth Century (Audiobook)

from bruchu

The Art of Intellectual Criticism From acclaimed author of "Postwar", Historian Tony Judt republishes a collection of essays and book reviews mostly written for the New York Review of Books from the past 20 years. This is a highly complex, all-engrossing exploration of 20th century history of hum...

from jcvogan1

It's a collection of essays, most of which were published in the NYRB. European intellectual history in the early Cold War is the theme for the first half, which is the best. Afterwards it becomes a little bit of a grab-bag, although each essay on its own is excellent.

from varske

This is an excellent book which reminds us what we had forgotten until the financial crisis, when despite all the neocon propaganda we needed the state to bale out the banks. It reminds us that we have states for a reason, not just to get in the way of capitalists. It also reminds us that we shou...

from bezoar44

Tony Judt passed away in August 2010; the book reviews in this 2008 collection were originally published, mostly in the New York Review of Books, between 1994 and 2006. While they cover a broad range of topics, certain themes appear over and over again: the failure of Marxism as a practical polit...

from msaucier818

I rate this book 3.5 stars. The first half I would give 3 stars, and the second half I would give 4 stars. The book is basically a collection of extended book review written by Judt dealing with 20th century European issues (with a healthy dose of the United States and Israel mixed in). The first...