books by Walter Laqueur

books by Walter Laqueur

books:

Walter Laqueur

The Last Days of Europe: Epitaph for an Old Continent

Walter Laqueur

Thomas Dunne Books, 2007

Pessimism is justified
This book could not be discussed in the mainstream European media. Because it would act as an eye-opener to all of those who are not already seeing what lies ahead of us: the end of our civilization in its very birthplace, if no reaction or opposite trend appear ( do ...

Voices of Terror

Walter Laqueur

Sourcebooks, Inc., 2005

If you want to know what we are up against...
"Voices of Terror" is an important book. It does not have a narrative, simply some introductory and explanatory text to tie things together as it is simply a reference for those who wish to study the history, present state and future of terrorism. Assembled by Walter ...

The Israel-Arab Reader: A Documentary History of the Middle East Conflict: Seventh Revised and Updated E

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008

Essential reference to the whole Arab-Israeli issue.
I write in relation to the sixth revised and updated version of this work. My purchase was based upon the recommendations of others here and I was certainly not disappointed with my acquisition of this book. It really is a priceless reference and guide to the way in ...

The Changing Face of Anti-Semitism: From Ancient Times to the Present Day

Walter Laqueur

Oxford University Press, USA, 2008

An excellent book
This thoughtful and rather comprehensive book got me to come up with my own definition of anti-Semitism: Anti-Semitism is participation in a gratuitous war against the Jews. I know that most folks may disagree with this definition. But I feel it removes some of ...

Origins of Terrorism: Psychologies, Ideologies, Theologies, States of Mind

Walter Reich

Woodrow Wilson Center Press, 1998

Excellent Foundational Book on "Terrorist" Behavior
This book presents to its readers a clear foundation of the factors that lie behind the use of violence by groups, states, and/or individuals to gain their objectives. The two primary articles in the book by Martha Crenshaw and Jerrold Post present two opposing views ...

No End To War: Terrorism In The Twenty-first Century

Walter Laqueur

Continuum International Publishing Group, 2004

An Important Book
Like many Americans, I'm searching for some explanation of the terrorism that has befallen us. Although I'm an avid reader of several good daily newspapers, no analysis found in those pages has provided me with any particular insight. What I was looking for, however, ...

The Dream that Failed: Reflections on the Soviet Union

Walter Laqueur

Oxford University Press, USA, 1996

The jury is still out.
It was a dream that almost from its humble start turned into a bloody nightmare, and it did fail, but it's too soon to declare that as if Communism were not poised for acomeback in the former Soviet Union or in Eastern Europe. If it does come back we may not get to ...

A History of Zionism: From the French Revolution to the Establishment of the State of Israel

Walter Laqueur

Schocken, 2003

Exactly what I was looking for
When I came upon this book I was searching for a definitive history of Zionism. I had read current histories on Israel and the Middle East, but I didn't have a deep understanding of where Zionism came from nor its philosophical impetus. I was looking for a book that ...

Full Circle: A Memoir
Edith Kurzweil

Transaction Publishers, 2007

The Terrible Secret: Suppression of the Truth About Hitler's "Final Solution"

Walter Laqueur

Little Brown & Co (Juv), 1981

Provocative And Interesting Look At Holocaust!
This is a quite provocative and immensely fascinating investigation into the long-standing controversy over the degree to which the Polish people were complicit in the holocaust. This an issue that has been hotly debated for decades, in fact since it was first raised ...

A History of Terrorism

Transaction Publishers, 2001

An interesting holistic examination of terrorism
This book was first published in 1977, and has been republished with no apparent updating. The first chapter is a very short history of terrorism (19 pages). Chapter two looks at the history of the philosophy of terrorism, discussing terrorists from around the globe, ...

The New Terrorism: Fanaticism and the Arms of Mass Destruction

Walter Laqueur

Oxford University Press, USA, 2000

Apologia pro vita "The New Terrorism" sua
I keep thinking I've fread a different book than the ones that other people review. The History of Terrorism is one of those books. This book was fantastic, and it suffered from few to none of the problems attributed to it below. I admit to being baffled by one other ...

Europe in Our Time: A History 1945-1992

Walter Laqueur

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1993

Detailed analysis from emminent historian
Walter Laquer's "Europe in Our Time- A History: 1945-1992" is a supremely authoritative text, detailing a period in European history (and world history) quite unlike any other. Europe was, to be blatantly honest, a mess after the Allies defeated the Germans and ...

The Age of Terrorism

Walter Laqueur

Little Brown & Co (P), 1988

Terrorism, A complete Study
If you are doing a research on Terrorism, than this is the place to begin, as I did. Since it was first published in 1987, it is a bit outdated as it does not address the more current problems pertaining to the globalization and constant upgrading of technology but it ...

Dying for Jerusalem: The Past, Present and Future of the Holiest City

Walter Laqueur

Sourcebooks, Inc., 2005

Worthwhile
Jerusalem and Israel are not short of books about themselves but they are short of unbiased books and for that this is worth a read. For those who have little insight into Israeli society and only see the headlines and are onyl subejcted to the hate speech of Noam ...