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Unhitched - The Trial of Christopher Hitchens (Paperback) Loot Price: R273
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Unhitched - The Trial of Christopher Hitchens (Paperback): Richard Seymour

Unhitched - The Trial of Christopher Hitchens (Paperback)

Richard Seymour

Series: Counterblasts

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Irascible and forthright, Christopher Hitchens stood out as a man determined to do just that. In his younger years, a career-minded socialist, he emerged from the smoke of 9/11 a neoconservative "Marxist," an advocate of America's invasion of Iraq filled with passionate intensity. Throughout his life, he played the role of universal gadfly, whose commitment to the truth transcended the party line as well as received wisdom. But how much of this was imposture? In this highly critical study, Richard Seymour casts a cold eye over the career of the "Hitch" to uncover an intellectual trajectory determined by expediency and a fetish for power. As an orator and writer, Hitchens offered something unique and highly marketable. But for all his professed individualism, he remains a recognizable historical type-the apostate leftist. Unhitched presents a rewarding and entertaining case study, one that is also a cautionary tale for our times.

General

Imprint: Verso Books
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Counterblasts
Release date: 2013
First published: 2013
Authors: Richard Seymour
Dimensions: 198 x 132 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 978-1-84467-990-4
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General
Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Press & journalism
Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN: 1-84467-990-X
Barcode: 9781844679904

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