Power and the Idealists

Or, the Passion of Joschka Fischer and Its Aftermath

Paul Berman, Richard Holbrooke

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Norton
08 January 2010

Politics & government; Political science & theory; International human rights law

"The author of the best-selling Terror and Liberalism on the rise to power of the generation of 1968.

The student uprisings of 1968 erupted not only in America but also across Europe, expressing a distinct generational attitude about politics, the corrupt nature of democratic capitalism, and the evil of military interventions. Yet, thirty-five years later, many in that radical generation had come into conventional positions of power: among them Bill Clinton (who reportedly stayed up all night reading this book) and Joschka Fischer, foreign minister of Germany. During a 1970s street protest, Fischer was photographed beating a cop to the ground; during the 1990s, he was supporting Clinton in a NATO-led military intervention in the Balkans.

Here Paul Berman, ""one of America's best exponents of recent intellectual history"" (The Economist), masterfully traces the intellectual and moral evolution of an impassioned generation -- and gives an acute analysis of what it means to go to war in the name of democracy and human rights."

By: Paul Berman
Foreword by: Richard Holbrooke
Imprint: Norton
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 188mm, Width: 112mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 336g
ISBN: 9780393330212
ISBN 10: 0393330214
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 08 January 2010
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Paul Berman writes about politics and literature for The New Republic, the New York Times Book Review, and other magazines. His books have been translated into thirteen languages. He lives in New York City. Richard Holbrooke was an American diplomat, magazine editor, author, professor, Peace Corps official, and investment banker. Along with Swedish prime minister Carl Bildt, he brokered a peace agreement among the warring factions in Bosnia that led to the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords.

Reviews for Power and the Idealists: Or, the Passion of Joschka Fischer and Its Aftermath

"""The best extended political essay I have ever read...More than a contribution to the modern history of ideas, it is a work of art."" -- Mark Bowden ""Illuminating."" -- Derek Chollet - Washington Post ""Remarkable...superb...lucid."" -- Johann Hari - New York Times Book Review"