Christopher Hitchens : what he got right, how he went wrong, and why he still matters
Burgis, Ben2021
Books, Manuscripts
While his post-9/11 turn to the right has defined Christopher Hitchens for the last two decades, we may now be in a position to rehabilitate his long pre-9/11 career as a left-wing polemicist. Burgis reminds readers about what was best in Hitchens's writings and helps us gain a better understanding of how someone whose whole political life was animated by the values of the socialist left could have ended up holding grotesque positions on Iraq and the War on Terror. Burgis' book makes a case for the enduring importance of engaging with Hitchens' complicated legacy.
Main title:
Author:
Burgis, Ben, author
Imprint:
Alresford : Zer0 Books, 2021.
Collation:
160 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781789047455 (pbk)
Dewey class:
070.92
LC class:
PN5123
Language:
English
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BRN:
3037023