Walter Laqueur
Walter Laqueur | |
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| Born | 26 May 1921 Lower Silesia, Weimar Republic |
| Died | 30 September 2018 (aged 97) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Historian and political commentator |
| Awards | Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1970), Inter Nationes (1984), Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1985), Ph.D. h.c. mult. |
Walter Ze'ev Laqueur (26 May 1921 – 30 September 2018) was a German-born American historian, journalist and political commentator. He was an influential scholar on the subjects of terrorism and political violence.[1][2]
Biography
Walter Laqueur was born in
Holocaust. After less than a year at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, he left to work as an agricultural laborer and guard. In 1942 he became a member of kibbutz HaZore'a.[3]
Laqueur was married to Naomi Koch, with whom he had two daughters. His second wife was Christa Susi Genzen.[4] Laqueur died at his home in Washington, D.C., on September 30, 2018.[5]
Journalism and academic career
From 1944, when he moved to Jerusalem, until his departure in 1955 he worked as a journalist for the Hashomer Hatzair newspaper, Mishmar (later, Al HaMishmar),[6] and for The Palestine Post (later, The Jerusalem Post). In addition, he was the Middle East correspondent for journals in the United States and a commentator on world politics for Israel radio.[7]
After moving to London, Laqueur founded and edited Soviet Survey, a journal focusing on Soviet and East European culture. Survey was one of the numerous publications of the
CIA-funded Congress for Cultural Freedom to counter Soviet Communist cultural propaganda in the West.[8]
Laqueur was Director of the
Laqueur wrote extensively about the Middle East, the
nationalist populism.[citation needed
] His books and articles, which were published in many American and Europeans newspapers and periodicals, have been translated into several languages.
Laqueur's book The Last Days of Europe is often cited as a segment of "
Eurabia literature",[10][11][12][13] although in After the Fall he dismisses the "alarmist" notion of Eurabia as popularized by Oriana Fallaci.[14]
Selected works
Articles
- "Letters from Readers." Commentary, vol. 21, no. 2 (February 1956), pp. 183–185.
- "Communism and Nationalism in Tropical Africa." JSTOR 20029515.
- "Hollanditis: A New Stage in European Neutralism." Commentary (August 1981), pp. 19–29.
- "The Future of Intelligence." .
- "Disraelia: A Counterfactual History, 1848-2008." Middle East Papers, no. 1 (April 1, 2008).
Books
- Communism and Nationalism in the Middle East, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1956
- Nasser's Egypt, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1957
- The Soviet Cultural Scene, 1956–1957, co-edited with George Lichtheim, New York: Praeger, 1958
- The Middle East in Transition: Studies in Contemporary History, New York: Praeger, 1958.
- The Soviet Union and the Middle East. New York: LCCN 59-7304.
- Polycentrism: The New Factor in International Communism, co-edited with Leopold Labedz, New York: Praeger, 1962
- Young Germany: A History of the German Youth Movement, New York: Basic Books, 1962
- Heimkehr: Reisen in der Vergangenheit, Berlin, Propylaen Verlag, 1964
- Neue Welle in der Sowjetunion: Beharrung und Fortschritt in Literatur und Kunst, Vienna: Europa Verlag, 1964
- Russia and Germany: A Century of Conflict, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1965
- 1914: The Coming of the First World War, co-edited with George L. Mosse, New York: Harper & Row, 1966
- Education and Social Structure in the Twentieth Century, co-edited with George L. Mosse, New York: Harper & Row, 1967
- The Fate of the Revolution: Interpretations of Soviet History, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1967
- The Road to Jerusalem: The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1967, New York: Macmillan, 1968 (published in the UK as The Road to War, 1967: The Origins of the Arab-Israel Conflict, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1969)
- The Israel-Arab Reader: A Documentary History of the Middle East Conflict, Pelican Books, 1969.
- Linksintellektuelle zwischen den beiden Weltkriegen, co-written with George Mosse, Munich: Nymphenburger Verlagshandlung, 1969
- The Struggle for the Middle East: The Soviet Union in the Mediterranean, 1958–1968, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1969
- Europe Since Hitler, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1970
- A Dictionary of Politics, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1971 ISBN 0-297-00091-8
- Out of the Ruins of Europe, New York: Library Press, 1971 ISBN 0-912050-01-2
- A Reader's Guide to Contemporary History, co-edited with Bernard Krikler, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1972 ISBN 0-297-99465-4.
- A History of Zionism, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1972 ISBN 0-03-091614-3
- Neo-Isolationism and the World of the Seventies, New York: Library Press, 1972 ISBN 0-912050-38-1
- Confrontation: The Middle East War and World Politics', London: Wildwood House, 1974 ISBN 0-7045-0096-5
- Historians in Politics, co-edited with George L. Mosse, London: Sage Publications, 1974 ISBN 0-8039-9930-5
- Weimar: A Cultural History, 1918–1933. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1974. ISBN 0297765744.
- ISBN 0520030338.
- Terrorism, Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 1977 ISBN 0-316-51470-5
- Guerrilla: A Historical and Critical Study, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1977 ISBN 0-297-77184-1
- The Guerrilla Reader: A Historical Anthology, editor, Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1977 ISBN 0-87722-095-6
- The Terrorism Reader: A Historical Anthology, editor, Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1978 ISBN 0-87722-119-7
- The Human Rights Reader, co-edited with ISBN 0-87722-170-7
- A Continent Astray: Europe, 1970–1978, London and New York: Oxford University Press, 1979 ISBN 0-19-502510-5
- The Missing Years [a novel], London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1980 ISBN 0 297 77707 6
- Farewell to Europe [a novel], London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson,1981 ISBN 0 297 77870 6
- The Terrible Secret: Suppression of the Truth about Hitler's Final Solution, Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 1980 ISBN 0-316-51474-8
- The Political Psychology of Appeasement: Finlandization and Other Unpopular Essays, New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Books, 1980. ISBN 0-87855-336-3
- The Second World War: Essays in Military and Political History, London: Sage Publications, 1982 ISBN 0-8039-9780-9
- America, Europe, and the Soviet Union: Selected Essays, New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Books, 1983 ISBN 0-87855-362-2
- The Pattern of Soviet Conduct in the Third World, editor, New York: Praeger, 1983 ISBN 0-03-063944-1
- Looking Forward, Looking Back: A Decade of World Politics, New York: Praeger, 1983 ISBN 0-03-063422-9
- The Israel-Arab Reader: A Documentary History of the Middle East Conflict, co-edited with Barry Rubin, London and New York: Penguin Books, 1984 ISBN 0-14-022588-9
- Germany Today: A Personal Report, Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 1985 ISBN 0-316-51453-5
- A World of Secrets: The Uses and Limits of Intelligence, New York: Basic Books, 1985 ISBN 0-465-09237-3
- European Peace Movements and the Future of the Western Alliance, co-edited with Robert Hunter, New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Books, 1985 ISBN 0-88738-035-2
- Breaking The Silence, co-written with ISBN 0-671-54694-5
- The Fate of the Revolution: Interpretations of Soviet History from 1917 to the Present, New York: Scribner's, 1987 ISBN 0-684-18903-8
- America in the World, 1962–1987: A Strategic and Political Reader, co-edited with Brad Roberts, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1987 ISBN 0-312-01318-3
- The Age of Terrorism, Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 1987 ISBN 0-316-51478-0
- The Long Road to Freedom: Russia and Glasnost, Collier Books, 1989, ISBN 0-02-034090-7
- Soviet Realities: Culture and Politics from Stalin to Gorbachev, New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Books, 1990 ISBN 0-88738-302-5
- Stalin: The Glasnost Revelations, New York : Scribner's, 1990 ISBN 0-684-19203-9
- Soviet Union 2000: Reform or Revolution?, co-written with ISBN 0-312-04425-9
- Thursday's Child Has Far to Go: A Memoir of the Journeying Years, New York: Scribner's, 1992 ISBN 0-684-19421-X
- Europe in Our Time: A History, 1945–1992, New York: Viking, 1992 ISBN 0-670-83507-2
- Black Hundred: The Rise of the Extreme Right in Russia, New York : Harper Collins, 1993 ISBN 0-06-018336-5
- The Dream That Failed: Reflections on the Soviet Union, London and New York: ISBN 0-19-508978-2
- Fascism: Past, Present, Future. London and New York: ISBN 978-0195092455.
- Fin de Siècle and Other Essays on America & Europe, New Brunswick, NJ, and London: Transaction Publishers, 1997 ISBN 1-56000-261-1
- Guerrilla Warfare: A Historical and Critical Study, New Brunswick, NJ, and London: Transaction Publishers, 1997 ISBN 0-7658-0406-9
- Origins of Terrorism: Psychologies, Ideologies, Theologies, States of Mind, ISBN 0-943875-89-7
- The New Terrorism: Fanaticism and the Arms of Mass Destruction, London and New York: ISBN 0-19-511816-2
- Generation Exodus: The Fate of Young Jewish Refugees From Nazi Germany. Hanover, NH; London: ISBN 1584651067.
- The Holocaust Encyclopedia, with Judith Tydor Baumel. New Haven, CT: ISBN 0300084323.
- A History of Terrorism. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 2001. ISBN 0765807998.
- ISBN 1594290350.
- No End to War: Terrorism in the Twenty-first Century. Continuum International Publishing Group, 2004.
- Dying for Jerusalem: The Past, Present and Future of the Holiest City. Naperville, Illinois: ISBN 978-1402206320.[15]
- The Changing Face of Antisemitism: From Ancient Times to the Present Day, London and New York: ISBN 0-19-530429-2
- The Last Days of Europe: Epitaph for an Old Continent. New York: ISBN 978-0312368708.[16]
- Best of Times, Worst of Times: Memoirs of a Political Education. Lebanon, NH: ISBN 978-1584657989.
- After the Fall: The End of the European Dream and the Decline of a Continent. New York: ISBN 978-1250000088.
- Harvest of a Decade: Disraelia and Other Essays. Piscataway, New Jersey: ISBN 978-1412842327.
- Optimism in Politics: Reflections on Contemporary History. Piscataway, New Jersey: ISBN 978-1412852661.
- Putinism: Russia and its Future with the West. New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2015.
- The Israel-Arab Reader: A Documentary History of the Middle East Conflict, with Dan Schueftan. London and New York: Penguin Books, 2016. Eighth revised and updated edition.
- The Future of Terrorism: ISIS, Al-Qaeda, and the Alt-Right, with Christopher Wall. New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2018. Audiobook available.
Hearings/Testimony
- Negotiation and Statecraft. Hearings before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee of Government Operations, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1973–1975.
Further reading
- ISBN 978-1-78238-985-9, 1‒52.
References
- S2CID 108760988.
- ISSN 1057-610X.
- ISBN 978-1-78238-985-92, 8, 15, 23‒24, 30‒31, 34, 36, 162‒3, 177‒206, 399‒402 (including a short biography and a bibliography).
- ^ Jewish Chronicle obituary: Walter Laqueur
- Washington Post. Washington, DC. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ Walter Laqueur, obituary
- ^ Biography Archived 18 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- S2CID 252853929.
- ^ Walter Laqueur, "A Wanderer between Several Worlds", in The Second Generation: Émigrés from Nazi Germany as Historians, pp.59‒71.
- ^ Kuper, Simon (10 November 2007). "The crescent and the cross". Financial Times.
- ^ "Eurabian Follies". Foreign Policy. 4 January 2010.
- ^ "Welcome to Eurabia". ynetnews. 5 February 2011.
- ^ "Europe is trapped in self-guilt". Sunday Guardian. 22 December 2018.
- ^ "Old world disorder". Financial Times. 17 February 2012.
- Wall Street Journal, March 9, 2006. Archived from the original.
- ^ Harris, Ken. Reviews of Why Europe Will Run the 21st Century by Mark Leonard; The Last Days of Europe by Walter Laqueur. FUTUREtakes, Vol. 7, No. 1, Spring-Summer 2008, pp. 1-4.
External links
- Walter Z. Laqueur Archived 3 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine at CSIS
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Matthew Asprey's review of "Weimar: A Cultural History"
- Blog in Harvard.edu
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