Arguably
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Arguably

Shortlisted for the 2012 Orwell Prize

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eBook - ePub

Arguably

Shortlisted for the 2012 Orwell Prize

About this book

'As soon as we abandon our own reason', wrote Bertrand Russell, 'and are content
to rely upon authority, there is no end to our troubles.'

For over forty years, Christopher Hitchens has proclaimed truth where others have spun falsehood and written, with passionate commitment, on matters that others fear to broach. This volume of essays encompasses Hitchens' writing over the past decade on politics, literature and religion.

In Arguably Hitchens explores a wide range of cultural and political issues, past and present. His fresh perceptions of figures as diverse as Charles Dickens, Karl Marx, Rebecca West and Philip Larkin are matched in brilliance by his acerbic discussions and intrepid observations, gathered over a lifetime of travelling and reporting from destinations such as Iran, China and Pakistan.

Hitchens' life has above all else been one of defiance and wit, courage and humility: in an age of digital punditry and twenty-four hour hucksterism, he has been a voice of reason amid the clamour, making an indelible mark on politics and literature on both sides of the Atlantic. Arguably is the indispensible companion to the Anglosphere's pre-eminent political writer.

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Index

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Numerals in boldface indicate pages where the author and/or work is specifically the subject of a review or prose piece.
Aaronovitch, David, Ref1
Abbas, Ferhat, Ref1
Abbott and Costello, Ref1
Abdi, Abbas, Ref1
Abdullah Abdullah, Ref1
Abercrombie, James, Ref1
abolition (abolitionism), Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4
abortion, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Abraham Lincoln: A Life (Burlingame), Ref1
Absolute Power (Baldacci), Ref1
accountability, Ref1
Acholi people, Ref1, Ref2
Ackroyd, Peter
Dickens, Ref1, Ref2
Newton, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Spender and, Ref1
ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union), Ref1
Action FranƧaise, Ref1
Acton, Harold, Ref1
Adams, Henry
Democracy, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Education of Henry Adams, Ref1
History of the United States of America During the Administrations of Thomas Jefferson, Ref1
Marx and, Ref1, Ref2
Adams, John, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7
Adams, John Quincy, Ref1, Ref2
Addisonā€™s disease, Ref1
Adenauer, Konrad, Ref1
Adonis (Ali Ahmad Said Asbar), Ref1
adultery, Ref1, Ref2
ā€œAdventure of the Empty House, Theā€ (Doyle), Ref1
Adventures of Augie March (Bellow), Ref1
Advise and Consent (Drury), Ref1
Affluent Society (Galbraith), Ref1
Afghanistan, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4
American evangelizing in, Ref1
British alliance and, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
the dangerous bet, Ref1
Denmark and, Ref1
elections of 2004 and whistle-blowers, Ref1
Pakistan and, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4
partition of, Ref1
Vidal and, Ref1, Ref2
Afghan Scene, Ref1
Afrikaans, Ref1
Agent Orange, Ref1
Age of Longing, The (...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Dedication
  6. Introduction
  7. All American
  8. Eclectic Affinities
  9. Amusements, Annoyances, and Disappointments
  10. Offshore Accounts
  11. Legacies of Totalitarianism
  12. Wordsā€™ Worth
  13. Acknowledgments
  14. Index
  15. About the Author