Susie Linfield teaches cultural journalism at New York University. A former editor at the Washington Post and the Village Voice, she has written for a wide variety of publications, including the New York Times, The Nation, Dissent, and the New Republic. Her previous book, The Cruel Radiance: Photography and Political Violence, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.
“Original. . . . Interesting. . . . Important. . . . Urgent.”—J. J.
Goldberg, New York Times Book Review
“Linfield explores her theme through the writing of a galaxy of
intellectuals.”—David Feldman, Financial Times
“The book is a brilliant, intellectual, sociological exploration of
eight popular, prolific thinkers and writers.”—Harold Goldmeier,
American Thinker
Named one of two Fall 2019 Natan Notable Books, sponsored by The
Jewish Book Council
“The Lions’ Den is a brilliantly incisive commentary on eight
intellectuals who wrote about the Israel/Palestine conflict. Susie
Linfield is herself the ninth intellectual in this book, with a
strong and persuasive position of her own.”—Michael Walzer, author
of A Foreign Policy for the Left
“You don’t have to be enthralled by the Left, Judaism, or Zionism
to enjoy this riveting book. Wherever you stand on the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict, this is a must for devotees of
fascinating, intriguing, exhilarating, and exciting
debates.”—Hussein Agha, coauthor of A Framework for a Palestinian
National Security Doctrine
“Why have some of the brightest minds in the American and European
Left been unable to understand Jewish nationalism? The Lions’ Den
is a fascinating, uniquely incisive inquiry into the limits of the
intellectual Left as it tries to deal with the harsh realities of
our world.”—Zeev Sternhell, author of The Founding Myths of Israel:
Nationalism, Socialism, and the Making of the Jewish State
“How has the stormy yet often devoted marriage of the Left and
Zionism devolved into a minefield of acrimonious disputes? Susie
Linfield approaches this polarizing subject with her customary
brilliant vision and generous spirit. An original and essential
contribution.”—Ruth Franklin, author of A Thousand Darknesses: Lies
and Truth in Holocaust Fiction
“The Lions’ Den is an exemplary intellectual history that comes to
grips with both the tragedy of Zionism and the way in which
anti-Zionism became a touchstone for the global Left. It is
scrupulous, unflinching, lucid, timely, and morally serious.”—Todd
Gitlin, author of The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage
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