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The Lions' Den: Zionism and the Left from Hannah Arendt to Noam Chomsky
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About The Lions' Den: Zionism And The Left From Hannah
Product Description A 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 In this lively intellectual history of the political Left, cultural critic Susie Linfield investigates how eight prominent twentieth-century intellectuals struggled with the philosophy of Zionism, and then with Israel and its conflicts with the Arab world. Constructed as a series of interrelated portraits that combine the personal and the political, the book includes philosophers, historians, journalists, and activists such as Hannah Arendt, Arthur Koestler, I. F. Stone, and Noam Chomsky. In their engagement with Zionism, these influential thinkers also wrestled with the twentieth century’s most crucial political dilemmas: socialism, nationalism, democracy, colonialism, terrorism, and anti‑Semitism. In other words, in probing Zionism, they confronted the very nature of modernity and the often catastrophic histories of our time. By examining these leftist intellectuals, Linfield also seeks to understand how the contemporary Left has become focused on anti‑Zionism and how Israel itself has moved rightward. Review "Original . . .Interesting . . . Important . . . Urgent."—J.J. Goldberg, New York Times Book Review “Linfield explores her theme through the writing of a galaxy of intellectuals”– David Feldman, Financial Times "A stunningly cogent account of how Jewish nationalism has troubled leftist thought from the foundation of Israel until today."—David Mikics, Tablet "The reader—any reader—will put this book down feeling grateful to have been in the company of a satisfying piece of prose applied to an immensely stimulating subject. The Lions’ Den is clearly and unapologetically a polemic, of the kind that reminds us how rich and lively such writing can be."—Vivian Gornick, Moment "Informative, provocative and compelling."—Glenn C. Altschuler, The Forward "An astute study of how the political cauldron of the Middle East has generated fierce responses from the left. . . . A significant contribution to contemporary political discourse."— Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review "Sometimes a book arrives at a necessary moment, a moment in which it can become part of the public conversation and help set the stage for political arguments to come. The Lions’ Den is such a book. . . .The book’s clarity and intellectual honesty will make it an especially useful and important resource for college students, faculty, and parents who are at the heart of the debate over Zionism and the left."—Jo-Ann Mort, Reform Judaism "This delightfully smart book offers beautifully rendered insights. . . . Linfield has written a book that is shockingly heterodox."— Commentary "Linfield does not merely give us an instructive gallery of political pathology; she also persuasively contemplates the whys and wherefores of Israel’s transformation into the screen onto which the Left projects its own anxieties. Her examples disclose through negation how not to think about Israel at a time when unclear thinking is most relentlessly arrayed against it."—Benjamin Balint, Claremont Review of Books "A lucid and lively work of intellectual history that recalls, honors and criticizes some of the foundational figures of the left....Anyone who frets about the left, whether they are for or against it, will learn something important by reading and heeding [Linfield's] book."—Jonathan Kirsch, Jewish Journal “A well-researched and forcefully argued volume.”—B. Smollet, Choice "Beautifully written and penetrating. . . . A powerful book."—Joshua Muravchik, Mosaic "Linfield’s book is useful, interesting, extremely well written, and absolutely worthy of serious attention. Scholars need not agree with it. They ought, however, to read it."—Jack Jacobs, Middle East Journal Named one of two Fall 2019 Natan Notable Books, sponsored by The Jewish Book Council " The Li
