Ill Fares The Land by 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 book provides that story.
Sinewy analysis and supple prose, as clear and refreshing as a mountain stream -- Christopher Silvester * Telegraph *
One of the most remarkable books on politics to have appeared for a very long time -- John Gray * Literary Review *
Elegant, courageous and deeply humane -- Dominic Sandbrook * Sunday Times *
One of the most remarkable books on politics to have appeared for a very long time -- John Gray * Literary Review *
Elegant, courageous and deeply humane -- Dominic Sandbrook * Sunday Times *
At the time of his death, Tony Judt was the Erich Maria Remarque Professor in European Studies at New York University. In 1996 he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and in 2007 a corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. In 2009 Judt was awarded a Special Orwell Prize for Lifetime Achievement for his contribution to British Political writing. Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 (2005) was a runner up for the 2006 BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction and Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780718191412 |
| ISBN 10 | 0718191412 |
| Title | Ill Fares The Land |
| Author | Tony Judt |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2011-04-07 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
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