Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2024-09-20
Books mentioned on Israel vs. Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran — and Itself
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Hope Against Hope
Hope Against Hope is a powerful memoir by Nadezhda Mandelstam documenting life under totalitarian oppression as the widow of the celebrated poet Osip Mandelstam.
Recommended“the first is a book called hope against hope which is a memoir by nes dandam who was the wife of then the Widow of the great poet OIP mandam”
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These Truths
These Truths by Jill Lepore is a comprehensive, critically acclaimed one-volume history of the United States that examines the nation's founding ideals alongside its complex realities.
Recommended“I think Jill Lor's survey is is these truth it's just so moving brilliantly written and I'm not picking it because she's my colleague at the New Yorker much”
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Cosmopolitanism
Cosmopolitanism by Kwame Anthony Appiah is a philosophical exploration of what it means to be a citizen of the world and how to navigate ethical obligations across different cultures.
Recommended“the third is kwami Anthony apia's book cosmopolitanism so in a world in which we're constantly discussing singular identities and with reason I understand why why we do that”
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