Letters to a Young Contrarian - Brossura

Hitchens, Christopher

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ISBN 10: 0465030335 ISBN 13: 9780465030330

Casa editrice: Basic Books, 2005

Riassunto

In the book that he was born to write, provocateur and best-selling author Christopher Hitchens inspires future generations of radicals, gadflies, mavericks, rebels, angry young (wo)men, and dissidents. Who better to speak to that person who finds him or herself in a contrarian position than Hitchens, who has made a career of disagreeing in profound and entertaining ways.This book explores the entire range of "contrary positions"-from noble dissident to gratuitous pain in the butt. In an age of overly polite debate bending over backward to reach a happy consensus within an increasingly centrist political dialogue, Hitchens pointedly pitches himself in contrast. He bemoans the loss of the skills of dialectical thinking evident in contemporary society. He understands the importance of disagreement-to personal integrity, to informed discussion, to true progress-heck, to democracy itself. Epigrammatic, spunky, witty, in your face, timeless and timely, this book is everything you would expect from a mentoring contrarian.

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Recensione:

"[Hitchens] is, first and last, a writer, an always exciting, often exacting, furious polemicist."―Boston Globe

"Hitchens exhibits precisely the combination of indignation and intellect that he recommends to others."―New York Times Book Review

"Letters shows Hitchens's best....[H]e makes entertaining mincemeat of self-satisfied politicians and shreds received ideas and media-spun consensus with a fearlessness that is invaluable in our mealymouthed punditocracy."―Village Voice

"Delicious....[Letters to a Young Contrarian] showcases Hitchens at his most savage and wise."―Progressive

"Part revolutionist, part court jester, he is possessed of a wickedly effective prose style and sense of moral purpose....True democracy would not exist without Hitchens and his ilk. May this book breed many more contrarians, young and old alike."―Timeout New York

L'autore:

Christopher Hitchens is a contributing editor to Vanity Fair. His numerous books include Letters to a Young Contrarian and Why Orwell Matters.

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• Editore: Basic Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0465030335
• ISBN 13: 9780465030330
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 160