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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... American union bosses . He soon found common ground with the leaders of the New York garment workers ' union , David Dubinsky and Sid Heyman , 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 Heyman , who turned out to be firmly pro - British . Other unions - especially John L. Lewis's American ...
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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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... American predicament ' , which showed how deeply he had been affected by his sojourn in the United States and how thoroughly Anglo - American his essential loyalties had become . He insisted that Britain must recognise that its ultimate ...
... American predicament ' , which showed how deeply he had been affected by his sojourn in the United States and how thoroughly Anglo - American his essential loyalties had become . He insisted that Britain must recognise that its ultimate ...
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