I can’t say for certain but my assumption would be that the reason given was the fact that Chaim became the president of Israel. Irish leftist’s problem with Israel is not what it does, but what it is. Any association, past or present, with the world’s only Jewish state is verboten.
New book!
This is the latest volume in the Council for European Studies 'UNDERSTANDING EUROPE' book series, edited by Professor Mark Vail at Wake Forest University.
https://t.co/RegzLknN7k
OUT NOW: Gregory Baldi's 'Ideas, Institutions, and the Politics of Schools in Postwar Britain and Germany' has just published in our Palgrave Studies in the History of Childhood series - find out more here: https://t.co/YEUQ7pXAEI
Most of the recent literature on the politics of #education has applied a political economy perspective / focused on interests (including my own work).
Two new books by @MarinaCinoP & @BaldiGregory offer great analysis on the role of ideas & discourses. Much recommended.
Congratulations to @JoeBiden on winning the presidential election in a record turnout. And to @KamalaHarris; the first female, black and Indian-American to hold the country’s 2nd highest office. Look forward to working with you to build on the strong links between Wales and USA.
Les Américains ont désigné leur Président. Félicitations @JoeBiden et @KamalaHarris ! Nous avons beaucoup à faire pour relever les défis d’aujourd’hui. Agissons ensemble !
@Swarthy_Bastard I certainly didn't expect the US to end up as a chapter in "Extraordinary People" when JA taught it back in the 2000s but here we are. It's hard to know whether we should be comforted by the fact that most people remain broadly supportive of the democratic order or frightened