Description
Reappraisals: Reflections on the Forgotten Twentieth Century by Tony Judt is a collection of essays examining the intellectual, political, and moral legacy of twentieth-century Europe.
In this wide-ranging work, Judt explores what he describes as an “age of forgetting,” where modern societies have lost connection with key historical debates, ideological struggles, and the role of public intellectuals. He argues that this disconnect has weakened our ability to understand contemporary political and social issues in their historical context.
The essays engage with influential thinkers such as Hannah Arendt, Edward Said, Albert Camus, and Henry Kissinger, offering critical reflections on their ideas and their impact on modern thought.
Combining intellectual history with political commentary, Reappraisals serves as both a critique of contemporary historical amnesia and a call to recover serious engagement with the past.
