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Icarus Syndrome: A History of American Hubris by Peter Beinart
39.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
In The Icarus Syndrome, Peter Beinart tells a tale as old as the Greeks - a story about the seductions of success. Beinart describes Washington on the eve of three wars - World War One, Vietnam, and Iraq - three moments when American leaders decided they could remake the world in their image. Each time, ...Show more
THE GOOD FIGHT by BEINART PETER
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Category: Judaica
More than six years after the September 11 attacks, the close friendship forged between George W. Bush and John Howard remains. But in their nations more broadly, the common purpose has withered, drained by the sense that both men have failed the moral and intellectual challenges of that day. In this po ...Show more
The Crisis of Zionism by Peter Beinart
35.00 AUD
Category: Judaica
A dramatic shift is taking place in Israel and America. In Israel, the deepening occupation of the West Bank is putting Israeli democracy at risk. In the United States, the refusal of major Jewish organisations to defend democracy in the Jewish state is alienating many young liberal Jews from Zionism it ...Show more
The Crisis of Zionism by Peter Beinart
24.99 AUD
Category: Judaica
"A deeply important book for anyone who cares about Israel."--President Bill Clinton "A probing, courageous, and timely book... Beinart offers a forceful exposition of American apprehensions about Israel's path.... Marks a significant evolution in the debate over Israel."--Jacob Heilbrunn, "The Atlantic ...Show more
The Icarus Syndrome: A History of American Hubris by Peter Beinart
29.99 AUD
Category: Culture Ideas Politics
Peter Beinart's provocative account of hubris in the American century describes Washington on the eve of three wars: World War I, Vietnam, and Iraq--three moments when American leaders decided they could remake the world in their image. Each time, leading intellectuals declared that the spread of democr ...Show more
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