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Letters To A Young Contrarian
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780465030330
- Book Title
- Letters to a Young Contrarian
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.5 in
- Features
- Revised
- Genre
- Religion, Political Science, Psychology
- Topic
- Political Ideologies / Radicalism, Atheism, History & Theory, Personality, Religion, Politics & State
- Item Weight
- 4.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 5 in
- Number of Pages
- 160 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Basic Books
ISBN-10
0465030335
ISBN-13
9780465030330
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1928163
Product Key Features
Book Title
Letters to a Young Contrarian
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Political Ideologies / Radicalism, Atheism, History & Theory, Personality, Religion, Politics & State
Publication Year
2005
Features
Revised
Genre
Religion, Political Science, Psychology
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
4.5 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2001-035273
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"Delicious....[ Letters to a Young Contraria n] 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, "[Hitchens] is, first and last, a writer, an always exciting, often exacting, furious polemicist."-- Boston Globe, " 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, "Hitchens exhibits precisely the combination of indignation and intellect that he recommends to others."-- New York Times Book Review
Grade From
Eighth Grade
Grade To
College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
303.3/2
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
From bestselling author and provocateur Christopher Hitchens, the classic guide to the art of principled dissent and disagreement In Letters to a Young Contrarian , bestselling author and world-class provocateur Christopher Hitchens inspires the radicals, gadflies, mavericks, rebels, and angry young (wo)men of tomorrow. Exploring the entire range of "contrary positions"--from noble dissident to gratuitous nag--Hitchens introduces the next generation to the minds and the misfits who influenced him, invoking such mentors as Emile Zola, Rosa Parks, and George Orwell. As is his trademark, Hitchens pointedly pitches himself in contrast to stagnant attitudes across the ideological spectrum. No other writer has matched Hitchens's understanding of the importance of disagreement--to personal integrity, to informed discussion, to true progress, to democracy itself., 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.
LC Classification Number
HM1246.H57 2001
ebay_catalog_id
4
Copyright Date
2001
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