Thinking the Twentieth Century
Thinking the Twentieth Century by Tony Judt is a 2010 Science & Technology book written by TED speaker Timothy Snyder, paired here with the talk they gave.
The pairing
- Paired talk: "Is democracy doomed? The global fight for our future" (2023), 1.6M views on TED.com
- Timing: Published 13 years before the talk.
- In the catalogue: The 4th of 9 books by Timothy Snyder on Books Worth Reading (2002–2024), by publication year.
- Edition: Taurus, 2010 · 432 pages
The paired TED talk
Is democracy doomed? The global fight for our future (2023), the TED talk by Timothy Snyder.
From the publisher
Thinking the Twentieth Century maps the issues and concerns of a turbulent age onto a life of intellectual conflict and engagement. Tony Judt presents the triumphs and the failures of prominent intellectuals, adeptly explaining both their ideas and the risks of their political commitments.