Jacob Talmon
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1916 – 1980
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Who was Jacob Talmon?
Jacob Leib Talmon was Professor of Modern History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has been categorised as a 'Cold War liberal' because of the anti-Marxism which permeates his main works.
He studied the genealogy of totalitarianism, arguing that political Messianism stemmed from the French Revolution, and stressed the similarities between Jacobinism and Stalinism. He coined the terms Totalitarian Democracy and Political Messianism.
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- Born
- Jun 14, 1916
Poland - Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Poles
- Profession
- Education
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- Employment
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Died
- 1980
Israel
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on July 23, 2013
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