Letters to a Young Contrarian

Letters to a Young Contrarian

by Christopher Hitchens
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 28/04/2009

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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.

ISBN:
9780786739073
9780786739073
Category:
Religion & politics
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
28-04-2009
Language:
English
Publisher:
Basic Books
Christopher Hitchens

Christopher Hitchens (1949-2011) was a contributing editor Vanity Fair and a colummnist for Slate. He was the author of numerous books, including works on Thomas Jefferson, George Orwell, Mother Teresa, Henry Kissinger and Bill and Hillary Clinton, as well as his international bestseller and National Book Award nominee, God Is Not Great.

His memoir, Hitch-22, was nominated for the Orwell Prize and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.

The most recent of his numerous books are the international bestsellers God is Not Great, Hitch-22, Arguably and Mortality.

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