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Norman Eisen

    Autor skúma stret liberalizmu a neliberalizmu prostredníctvom životných osudov obyvateľov svojej rezidenčnej paláca v Prahe. Jeho rozprávanie spája príbehy staviteľa, nacistického okupanta, povojnovej americkej záchrankyne i filmovej hviezdy-ambasádorky. Do stredu diania stavia osobnú odkaz svojej matky, českej preživšej holokaustu, ktorá ho poslala späť do Prahy. Jeho písanie sa často zaoberá otázkami etiky a politiky.

    Norman Eisen
    A Case for the American People. The United States v. Donald J. Trump
    Overcoming Trumpery
    The Last Palace
    • Overcoming Trumpery

      How to Restore Ethics, the Rule of Law, and Democracy

      • 396 stránok
      • 14 hodin čítania

      Drawing on over a century of collective expertise, this book presents innovative solutions to address flaws in federal governance. It serves as a beacon of hope and optimism following a challenging era in the nation's history, aiming to inspire reform and improvement in the political landscape.

      Overcoming Trumpery2022
      5,0
    • When Norman Eisen moved into the US ambassador's residence in Prague, returning to the land his mother had fled after the Holocaust, he was startled to discover swastikas hidden beneath the furniture. From that discovery unspooled the captivating, twisting tale of the remarkable people who lived in the house before Eisen. Their story is Europe's, telling the dramatic and surprisingly cyclical tale of the endurance of liberal democracy: the optimistic Jewish financial baron who built the palace; the conflicted Nazi general who put his life at risk for the house during World War II; the first postwar US ambassador struggling to save both the palace and Prague from communist hands; the child star- turned-diplomat who fought to end totalitarianism; and Eisen's own mother, whose life demonstrates how those without power and privilege moved through history. The Last Palace chronicles the upheavals that have transformed the continent over the past century and reveals how we never live far from the past.

      The Last Palace2018
      4,2