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Unhitched - The Trial of Christopher Hitchens (Paperback)
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Unhitched - The Trial of Christopher Hitchens (Paperback)
Series: Counterblasts
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Loot Price R273
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You Save R29 (10%)
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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.
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