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  • A History of Zionism

    From the French Revolution to the Establishment of the State of Israel

    by Walter Laqueur ...
    From one of the most distinguished historians of our time comes the definitive general history of the Zionist movement. ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Changing Face of Anti-Semitism

    From Ancient Times to the Present Day

    by Walter Laqueur ...
    For thirty years the director of the Wiener Library in London--the leading institute for the study of anti-Semitism--Walter Laqueur here offers both a comprehensive history of anti-Semitism as well as an illuminating look at the newest wave of this phenomenon. Laqueur begins with an invaluable historical account of this pernicious problem, tracing the evolution from a predominantly religious anti ... Read more

    $13.29 USD

  • The Future of Terrorism

    ISIS, Al-Qaeda, and the Alt-Right

    by Walter Laqueur, Christopher Wall ...
    An expert on terrorism and an expert on counterterrorism answer the two questions everyone is asking about the rise of terrorism today: why is this happening, and when will it end?Since the death of bin Laden in 2011, ISIS has risen, al-Qaeda has expanded its reach, and right-wing extremists have surged in the United States for the same simple reason: terrorism works. It's not caused by psychosis ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

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  • The Political Psychology of Appeasement

    Finlandization and Other Unpopular Essays

    by Walter Laqueur ...
    First published in the 1980s, The Political Psychology of Appeasement contains some of the most influential political journalism of the 1970s. The author, a leading contemporary historian and commentator on international affairs, provides an incisive critique of the weaknesses and inconsistencies of U.S. foreign policy in the 1970s as well as a diagnosis of the malaise of Western Europe.Laqueur's ... Read more

    $69.99 USD

  • A History of Terrorism

    Expanded Edition

    by Walter Laqueur ...
    Terrorism is often mistakenly thought of as a modern phenomenon, but it goes back quite some time. A History of Terrorism charts the history of political terror from nineteenth-century Europe to the multinational operations of Arab and other groups today. The question is: What is its true impact today and in the future? Laqueur addresses long-neglected psychological issues concerning the origins ... Read more

    $69.99 USD

  • Harvest of a Decade

    Disraelia and Other Essays

    by Walter Laqueur ...
    This is a selection of essays written during the first decade of the twenty-first century, by a figure widely acknowledged as the conscience of European liberalism. In Walter Laqueur's lifetime, there have been more acutely dangerous situations, such as the coming of a world war or the seemingly unstoppable march to victory of totalitarian regimes, than in any other previous epoch. Such immediate ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Guerrilla

    A Historical And Critical Study

    by Walter Laqueur ...
    This book deals with guerrilla warfare; it does not aim at presenting a universal theory, for such a theory would be either exceedingly vague or exceedingly wrong. The present volume is the first part of a wider study which, the author believes, has not been attempted before - a critical interpretation of guerrilla and terrorist theory and practice ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Guerrilla Warfare

    A Historical and Critical Study

    by Walter Laqueur ...
    As the author makes clear, every book has a history; Guerrilla Warfare is no exception. Together with its sequel Terrorism (and two companion readers) it was part of a wider study: to give a critical interpretation of guerrilla and terrorism theory and practice throughout history. It did not aim at providing a general theory of political violence, nor did it give instructions on how to conduct ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Young Germany

    History of the German Youth Movement

    by Walter Laqueur ...
    Young Germany explores the revolt of the younger generation in Germany from 1896 to 1933. It is a readable history of the Free Youth Movement, one of the most significant factors in shaping modern Germany. Laqueur, who grew up in Germany, retraces the history of the movement, its central ideas, and its cultural background.Today his study is of even greater interest and importance than when it was ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • The Struggle for the Middle East

    The Soviet Union and the Middle East, 1958-68

    by Walter Laqueur ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: War and Security in the Middle East
    This book, first published in 1969, surveys Soviet policies and Middle Eastern responses during the turbulent 1960s. It deals with changing moods of Turkey and Iran, the Arab-Israeli conflict in the context of big power rivalry in the Middle East, the Russian naval presence in the Mediterranean, and the new Soviet interest in Gulf oil. The author also reviews the changing orientations of Middle ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Optimism in Politics

    Reflections on Contemporary History

    by Walter Laqueur ...
    "This new collection by Walter Laqueur, one of the most distinguished historians and political commentators of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, vividly brings to life his perspective on fifty years of political life. The essays in this volume deal with events ranging from more than seventy years ago to some that have not yet happened, but may in years to come. Laqueur divides his writings ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • After the Fall

    The End of the European Dream and the Decline of a Continent

    by Walter Laqueur ...
    A master historian takes us deep into the heart of Europe's current political and financial crisisWalter Laqueur was one of the few experts who predicted Europe's current financial and political crisis when he wrote The Last Days of Europe six years ago . Now this master historian takes readers inside the European crisis that he foresaw. Ravaged by the world economic meltdown, increasingly ... Read more

    $14.39 USD