What do Winston Churchill, Rosa Parks, Emile Zola, Billy Beane and Christopher Hitchens have in common? They are all Contrarians. This book is about the people who do not quietly slip into the shadows, who revel in playing devil's advocate, who zig when everyone else zags and who dare ask the question: 'Yes, but just supposing that everyone else is wrong?'They are not always successful all of the time. In fact some are spectacularly unsuccessful on occasions. They may not be popular or easy to live with, but are always interesting and usually inspiring. Some make a point of arguing the opposite point of view on every occasion; some are mainstream on everything, but resolute in opposing the mainstream on one particular issue. For some, the issue which they contest so vigorously becomes mainstream through their exertions.In Compendium of Contrarians, Robert Orr-Ewing shows how he has been inspired by these amusing, challenging, interesting and unusual characters.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Émile Zola
- F.W. de Klerk
- Thomas, Lord Cochrane
- Charles Darwin
- Christopher Hitchens
- Gertrude Bell
- Sir Tony Blair
- Jan Morris
- Rory Stewart
- Martin Luther
- Sir Winston Churchill
- Orde Wingate
- Phyllis Schlafly
- Oliver Cromwell
- Enoch Powell
- Toby Young
- Florence Nightingale
- Mikhail Gorbachev
- Crispin Odey
- Rosa Parks
- Billy Beane
- Frank Pakenham, Lord Longford
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- Bibliography
- Copyright