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.
| ISBN: | 9781789047462 |
| Publication date: | 31st December 2021 |
| Author: | Burgis, Ben |
| Publisher: | John Hunt Publishing |
| Format: | Ebook |
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.
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Christopher Hitchens was written by Burgis, Ben and published by John Hunt Publishing
£9.99. Digital. Available Immediately. Country restrictions apply..