{"product_id":"9781412852210","title":"Optimism in Politics: Reflections on Contemporary History","description":"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. He examines the social forces driving current European and Middle Eastern crises, dividing his writings into five main areas: optimism in politics, the topic that unites this volume; Europe; the Arab Spring; Israel and Jewish affairs; and recollections of the past. The essays in this volume deal with events ranging from more than seventy years ago to some that have not yet happened, but which may in years to come.   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. He examines the social forces driving current European and Middle Eastern crises, dividing his writings into five main areas: optimism in politics, the topic that unites this volume; Europe; the Arab Spring; Israel and Jewish affairs; and recollections of the past. ","brand":"Transaction Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127846682864,"sku":"9781412852210","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781412852210_p0.jpg?v=1763725880","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781412852210","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}