1st Edition

Reflections of a Veteran Pessimist Contemplating Modern Europe, Russia, and Jewish History

By Walter Laqueur Copyright 2017
236 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge

Having been exposed early in life to the dangers of extreme nationalism, journalist and historian Walter Laqueur chose to align his thinking with Victor Hugo’s ideal of a “European Brotherhood” where the European nations would merge into a “superior unit” overcoming war and strife. However, as time wore on and consolidating national solidarities seemed ever more impossible, Laqueur became more of... Read more

1. Europe in Decline (But Not Yet Finished)  2. Jews in the Twentieth Century  3. Russia after the Soviet Union  4. Observations

Biography

Walter Laqueur