The first English translation of this often overlooked French intellectual's last lecture, in which Aron emphasises the importance of liberal democracy during the tumultuous years of the Col... read more
Travelling five thousand miles from the Arctic Circle to the eastern border of Turkey, the author examines the C20th faultline laid down in the Cold War and its legacy.
A chess tournament in the Cold War is the starting point for this classy and compelling spy thriller; soon we are whisked to Cambridge, Lithuania, Vienna, the GDR, the Kremlin...