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Tony Judt: a man of paradox who made perfect sense

A review of Tony Judt’s collection of essays, When the Facts Change, reveals a historian of rare subtlety and foresight

7 February 2015

9:00 AM

7 February 2015

9:00 AM

When the Facts Change: Essays, 1995–2010 Tony Judt

Heinemann, pp.386, £25

Tony Judt was not only a great historian, he was also a great essayist and commentator on international politics. Few in this country will be familiar with his journalism, however, since it was largely published in America by the the New York Review of Books and the New Republic. Thankfully, this situation can now be remedied through this collection of his writings, ranging from 1995 to his untimely death in 2010 from motor-neurone disease.

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Tim Bouverie is a producer for Channel 4 News .Available from the Spectator Bookshop, £20 Tel: 08430 600033

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