Isaiah Berlin: A LifeIsaiah Berlin refused to write an autobiography, but he agreed to talk about himself - and so for 10 years, before's Berlin's death in November 1997, he allowed Michael Ignatieff to interview him about his past, his ideas, his most intimate memories, and his inner conflicts. |
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Page 102
... American union bosses . He soon found common ground with the leaders of the New York garment workers ' union , David Dubinsky and Sid Hillman , who turned out to be firmly pro - British . Other unions - especially John L. Lewis's American ...
... American union bosses . He soon found common ground with the leaders of the New York garment workers ' union , David Dubinsky and Sid Hillman , who turned out to be firmly pro - British . Other unions - especially John L. Lewis's American ...
Page 105
... American Jewish identities : he was drawn to Wise because of his vitality , and to Brandeis because of his nobility . The people he couldn't bear were the apologetic American Jews : Edward Warburg , spoiled scion of the prominent ...
... American Jewish identities : he was drawn to Wise because of his vitality , and to Brandeis because of his nobility . The people he couldn't bear were the apologetic American Jews : Edward Warburg , spoiled scion of the prominent ...
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... American cat would jump . In one of his ' bootleg ' letters to H.G. Nicholas , he insisted that the British should make policy , whether or not the Americans could be counted on to support it.16 Palestine was the subject on which the ...
... American cat would jump . In one of his ' bootleg ' letters to H.G. Nicholas , he insisted that the British should make policy , whether or not the Americans could be counted on to support it.16 Palestine was the subject on which the ...
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