{"product_id":"the-lions-den-9780300251845","title":"The Lions Den","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Original. . . . Interesting. . . . Important. . . . Urgent.”—J. J. Goldberg, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Linfield explores her theme through the writing of a galaxy of intellectuals.”—David Feldman, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The book is a brilliant, intellectual, sociological exploration of eight popular, prolific thinkers and writers.”—Harold Goldmeier, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Thinker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNamed one of two Fall 2019 Natan Notable Books, sponsored by The Jewish Book Council  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Lions’ Den\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliantly incisive commentary on eight intellectuals who wrote about the Israel\/Palestine conflict. Susie Linfield is herself the ninth intellectual in this book, with a strong and persuasive position of her own.”—Michael Walzer, author of\u003ci\u003e A Foreign Policy for the Left\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“You don’t have to be enthralled by the Left, Judaism, or Zionism to enjoy this riveting book. Wherever you stand on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, this is a must for devotees of fascinating, intriguing, exhilarating, and exciting debates.”—Hussein Agha, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eA Framework for a Palestinian National Security Doctrine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Why have some of the brightest minds in the American and European Left been unable to understand Jewish nationalism? \u003ci\u003eThe Lions’ Den\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating, uniquely incisive inquiry into the limits of the intellectual Left as it tries to deal with the harsh realities of our world.”—Zeev Sternhell, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Founding Myths of Israel: Nationalism, Socialism, and the Making of the Jewish State\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“How has the stormy yet often devoted marriage of the Left and Zionism devolved into a minefield of acrimonious disputes? Susie Linfield approaches this polarizing subject with her customary brilliant vision and generous spirit. An original and essential contribution.”—Ruth Franklin, author of \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Darknesses: Lies and Truth in Holocaust Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Lions’ Den\u003c\/i\u003e is an exemplary intellectual history that comes to grips with both the tragedy of Zionism and the way in which anti-Zionism became a touchstone for the global Left. It is scrupulous, unflinching, lucid, timely, and morally serious.”—Todd Gitlin, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733516202327,"sku":"9780300251845","price":21.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780300251845.jpg?v=1720000391","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-lions-den-9780300251845","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}