For the Sake of Argument - Essays and Minority Reports

The global turmoil of the late 1980s and early 1990s severely tested every analyst and commentator. Few wrote with such insight as Christopher Hitchens about the large events - or with such discernment and wit about the small tell-tale signs of a disordered culture.

First published in 1993, the writings in For the Sake of Argument range from the political squalor of Washington to the twilight of Stalinizm in Prague, from the Jewish quarter of Damascus in the aftermath of the Gulf War to the embattled barrios of Central America. Hitchens provides re-assessments of Graham Greene, P. G. Woodhouse and C. L. R. James, and his rogues' gallery gives us portraits of Henry Kissinger, Mother Theresa and P. J. O'Rouke. The addition of pieces on political assassination in America, as well as a devastating indictment of the evisceration of politics by pollsters and spin doctors, and an entertaining celebration of booze and fags, complete this outstanding collection from a writer of unequalled talent.

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Christopher Hitchens

Summary

Ten years since the death of the world-renowned and controversial intellectual, this stylish edition is one of twelve commemorating Christopher Hitchens' most wry and provocative works.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Hitchens
• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.05.2021
• EAN: 9781838952327
• ISBN: 978-1-83895-232-7
• No. of pages: 480
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 333 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; History, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, HISTORY / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / North America, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays, General & world history, Religion & politics, Literature: history & criticism, Social and cultural history, History of the Americas, Political science and theory, Society and culture: general, North America (USA and Canada), Literature: history and criticism