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The Lions' Den
Zionism and the Left from Hannah Arendt to Noam Chomsky
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See moreA lively intellectual history that explores how prominent midcentury public intellectuals approached Zionism and then the State of Israel itself and its conflicts with the Arab world
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The Lions' Den offers a lively intellectual history that explores how prominent midcentury public intellectuals approached Zionism and then the State of Israel itself, including its conflicts with the Arab world.
In this vibrant narrative of the political Left, cultural critic Susie Linfield investigates how eight prominent twentieth-century intellectuals struggled with the philosophy of Zionism and subsequently with Israel and its regional conflicts. Structured as a series of interrelated portraits, the book combines the personal and the political, featuring philosophers, historians, journalists, and activists such as Hannah Arendt, Arthur Koestler, I. F. Stone, and Noam Chomsky.
Through their engagement with Zionism, these influential thinkers also grappled with the twentieth century’s most crucial political dilemmas: socialism, nationalism, democracy, colonialism, terrorism, and anti-Semitism. In other words, by probing Zionism, they confronted the very nature of modernity and the often catastrophic histories of our time.
By examining these leftist intellectuals, Linfield seeks to understand how the contemporary Left has become focused on anti-Zionism and how Israel itself has shifted toward rightward political stances.
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The Lions’ Den by Susie Linfield is lauded as an incisive, compelling examination of eight intellectuals who wrote about the Israel/Palestine conflict. It is praised for its intellectual depth as well as Linfield's own persuasive insights. The book is recognized for its thoughtful exploration of the rift between the Left and Zionism and is seen as a vital contribution to ongoing debates on the topic. The study is described as original, urgent, and illuminating, appealing to a wide range of readers interested in intellectual history and political discourse.
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ISBN: 9780300251845
Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 October 2020
Country: United States
Imprint: Yale University Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 235.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 400
About the Author
Susie Linfield teaches cultural journalism at New York University. A former editor at the Washington Post and the Village Voice, she has written for a wide variety of publications, including the New York Times, The Nation, Dissent, and the New Republic. Her previous book, The Cruel Radiance: Photography and Political Violence, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.
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