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Tony Judt
FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER AWARD A magisterial and acclaimed history of post-war Europe, from Germany to Poland, from Western Europe to Eastern Europe, selected as one of New York Times…
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It might be thought the height of poor taste to ascribe good fortune to a healthy man with a young family struck down at the age of sixty by an…
A political analysis of the years between 1944-1956, reprinted to commemorate the work of Tony Judt
Albert Camus
The townspeople of Oran are in the grip of a deadly plague, which condemns its victims to a swift and horrifying death. Fear, isolation and claustrophobia follow as they are…
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A unique exploration of French Marxist politics over the past 150 years
A reinterpretation of the early years of Marxist socialism in France.
As a leading historian, Judt has written extensively about the 20th century. Now he delivers a memoir like no other–each essay charts some experience or remembrance of the past through…
From one of the greatest historians and public intellectuals comes these reflections on a 20th century that is turning into ancient history with unprecedented speed, and at great cost to…
This book, first published in 1989, is the first general study of Communism in Mediterranean Europe during and immediately after the war. It explores controversial issues including Stalin’s intentions in…
Argues that we have entered an ‘age of forgetting’, where we have set aside our immediate past before we could even begin to make sense of it. It examines the…
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Using the lives of the three outstanding French intellectuals of the 20th century, renowned historian Tony Judt offers a unique look at how intellectuals can ignore political pressures and demonstrate…
New edition of Judt’s Essay on Europe to celebrate his life and works.
As the economic collapse of 2008 made clear, the social contract that defined postwar life in Europe and America is no longer guaranteed. Historian Judt challenges readers to confront societal…
The author’s first collection of essays, Reappraisals, was centred on twentieth-century Europe in history and memory. In this book, his widow and fellow historian, gathers together important essays from the…
In this magnificent, unprecedented history of postwar Europe, esteemed historian Judt covers 34 countries across 60 years in a single integrated narrative, using a great deal of material from newly…
In this brilliant essay the historian Tony Judt describes the singular contribution made by railways to the establishment of our shared way of life. From the transformation of urban spaces…
Simplified Chinese edition of The Memory Chalet
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Professor Tony Judt
If we are to replace fear with confidence then we need a different story to tell, about state and society alike: a story that carries moral and political conviction. This…
Simon Young
Tony Judt was born in London in 1948, but spent most of his career in America. He studied history at Cambridge and then earned his doctorate in France. His first…
Tony Judt,Timothy Snyder
The twentieth century comes to life as an age of ideas - a time when, for good and for ill, the thoughts of the few reigned over the lives of…
When the facts change, I change my mind-what do you do, sir?
A great thinker’s final testament: a characteristically wise and forthright collection of essays spanning a career of extraordinary…
Conventional depictions of occupation and collaboration in World War II, of wartime resistance and post-war renewal, provided a backdrop against which the chronicle of post-war Europe has been told. This…
Denis Lacorne
French political scientist Denis Acorne examines the complex relationship between religion and politics in the United States.
The editors bring together a wide variety of noted scholars to discuss the characteristics, nature, and role of public thinkers. By looking at scholarly life in the West, this work…
