The Controversialist: Arguments with Everyone, Left Right and Center Peretz Martin
From his deep involvement in the civil rights and anti-war movements of the 1960s to his almost forty years at the head of the New Republic, Martin Peretz traces his personal history alongside those…
Specifikacia The Controversialist: Arguments with Everyone, Left Right and Center Peretz Martin
From his deep involvement in the civil rights and anti-war movements of the 1960s to his almost forty years at the head of the New Republic, Martin Peretz traces his personal history alongside those of the cultural and political centers--Harvard, Wall Street, Washington--in which he was a key player for decades.From 1974 to 2012, during his years as publisher and editor-in-chief of the New Republic, Martin Peretz was a familiar presence on the political scene. In its time under his leadership, the magazine was always fresh, erudite, contrarian, and brave. Anyone interested in finding out the most distinctive expert takes on the issues that mattered--whether they be domestic or international, cultural or political--knew that the New Republic was required reading.The Controversialist begins in a vibrant but tragedy-stricken community of Yiddish Jews in his native Bronx