Enlightening

Isaiah Berlin

RRP: £35.00

Publisher: CHATTO & WINDUS

Publication Date : 04/06/2009

Hardback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

The second volume of his letters, published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of his birth. Touches on the creation of Israel, the Cold War, McCarthyism and Greta Garbo.

Publisher's description:

Isaiah Berlin's letters combine ironic social comedy and a passionate concern for individual freedom. This title takes up the story when, after war service in the United States, he returns to life as an Oxford don. It presents letters that chart years of academic frustration and self-doubt.

ISBN: 9780701178895