By the end of World War I, in November 1918, Europe’s old
authoritarian empires had fallen, and new and seemingly democratic
governments were rising from the debris. As successor states found
their place on the map, many hoped that a more liberal Europe would
emerge. But this post-war idealism all too quickly collapsed under
the political and economic pressures of the 1920s and ''30s. Howard
M. Sachar chronicles this visionary and tempestuous era by
examining the fortunes of Europe’s Jewish minority, a group whose
precarious status made them particularly sensitive to changes in
the social order. Writing with characteristic lucidity and verve,
Sachar spotlights an array of charismatic leaders–from Hungarian
Communist Bela Kun to Germany’s Rosa Luxemburg, France’s Socialist
Prime Minister Léon Blum and Austria’s Sigmund Freud–whose
collective experience foretold significant democratic failures long
before the Nazi rise to power. In the richness of its human
tapestry and the acuity of its social insights, Dreamland
masterfully expands our understanding of a watershed era in modern
history.
關於作者：
Howard M. Sachar is the author of numerous books, including A
History of Israel, A History of the Jews in America, Farewell
Espa?a, and Israel and Europe. He is also the editor of
the 39-volume The Rise of Israel: A Documentary History. He
serves as Professor of Modern History at George Washington
University, is a consultant and lecturer on Middle Eastern affairs
for numerous governmental bodies, and lectures widely in the United
States and abroad. He lives in Kensington, Maryland.
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