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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... York's Fifth Avenue and read the AP coverage of the British war effort , which he thought , by and large , was ' defeatist and panic - stricken ' . " Isaiah reported to this effect and the embassy was sufficiently pleased to offer him a ...
... York's Fifth Avenue and read the AP coverage of the British war effort , which he thought , by and large , was ' defeatist and panic - stricken ' . " Isaiah reported to this effect and the embassy was sufficiently pleased to offer him a ...
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... York's Carlyle Hotel on his way up to see his mother - in- law . The lifts were blocked and no one was allowed to leave the lobby . Suddenly the hall filled with a moving wedge of secret - service agents and policemen , behind whom ...
... York's Carlyle Hotel on his way up to see his mother - in- law . The lifts were blocked and no one was allowed to leave the lobby . Suddenly the hall filled with a moving wedge of secret - service agents and policemen , behind whom ...
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... York , 238 , 261 Clark Kerr , Archibald John ( later Baron Inverchapel ) , 134 Cockroft , Sir John , 264-5 Cocteau , Jean , 218 Cohen , Ben , 100 , 106-8 Cohen , Gerald Allan ( Jerry ) , 293 , 297 Cole , G. D. H. , 70 , 93 , 195 , 224 ...
... York , 238 , 261 Clark Kerr , Archibald John ( later Baron Inverchapel ) , 134 Cockroft , Sir John , 264-5 Cocteau , Jean , 218 Cohen , Ben , 100 , 106-8 Cohen , Gerald Allan ( Jerry ) , 293 , 297 Cole , G. D. H. , 70 , 93 , 195 , 224 ...
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