Isaac and Isaiah: The Covert Punishment of a Cold War Heretic (Hardback)

"Readers ... will find themselves informed and absorbed by Mr. Caute's portrait of the intellectual battles of the Cold War."-Adam Kirsch, Wall Street Journal -- Adam Kirsch Wall Street Journal "What could have been a minor academic squabble is transformed here into a wide-ranging discussion of some of the major ideological disputes of the 20th century - Marxism, Zionism, liberalism and the significance of the Russian revolution."-The Economist The Economist "Trenchant, engaging ... sharply argued ... The author's wit and biting analysis render this a most readable study."-Kirkus Reviews Kirkus Reviews "A riveting account ... of an intellectual feud for the ages."-David Mikics, Los Angeles Review of Books -- David Mikics Los Angeles Review of Books "As a picture of the intellectual life of half a century, Isaac and Isaiah is a beguiling guide, superbly written and never less than absorbing."-Ferdinand Mount, The Spectator -- Ferdinand Mount The Spectator "The strength of Caute's book lies primarily in its interweaving of central ideological issues in the Cold War debate with pertinent biographical details concerning his two chief protagonists."-Robert S. Wistrich, Standpoint Magazine -- Robert S. Wistrich Standpoint Magazine "The book I most enjoyed was David Caute's Isaac and Isaiah. Caute transforms an academic squabble between Isaiah Berlin and Isaac Deutscher into a wide-ranging analysis of the ideological disputes of the 20th century - Marxism, the significance of the Russian revolution, liberalism and Zionism."-Vernon Bogdanor, THES, Book of the Year -- Vernon Bogdanor Times Higher Education Supplement "Compelling... Caute has done a superb job of capturing the world of Berlin and Deutscher in readable and lively prose."-George Crowder, Review of Politics -- George Crowder Review of Politics