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, decades 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.

"Paul Berman's widely reviewed Terror and Liberalism (ISBN 978 0 393 32555 3) was praised by George Walden in The Sunday Telegraph as "the best book I have read on Muslim fundamentalism and what to do about it"."

About the Author
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
"Remarkable." -- Johann Hari - New York Times Book Review
"Illuminating." -- Derek Chollet - Washington Post
"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, author of Black Hawk Down and Hue 1968



Book Information
ISBN 9780393330212
Author Paul Berman
Format Paperback
Page Count 348
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 336g
Dimensions(mm) 188mm * 112mm * 23mm