Unhitched: The Trial of Christopher Hitchens (Counterblasts) - Softcover

Seymour, Richard

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9781844679904: Unhitched: The Trial of Christopher Hitchens (Counterblasts)
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ISBN 10: 184467990X ISBN 13: 9781844679904
Publisher: Verso, 2013

Synopsis

Irascible and forthright, Christopher Hitchens stood out as a man determined to do just that. In his younger years, a career-minded socialist, he emerged from the smoke of 9/11 a neoconservative “Marxist,” an advocate of America’s invasion of Iraq filled with passionate intensity. Throughout his life, he played the role of universal gadfly, whose commitment to the truth transcended the party line as well as received wisdom. But how much of this was imposture? In this highly critical study, Richard Seymour casts a cold eye over the career of the “Hitch” to uncover an intellectual trajectory determined by expediency and a fetish for power.

As an orator and writer, Hitchens offered something unique and highly marketable. But for all his professed individualism, he remains a recognizable historical type—the apostate leftist. Unhitched presents a rewarding and entertaining case study, one that is also a cautionary tale for our times.

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About the Author

Richard Seymour lives, works and writes in London. He runs the Lenin’s Tomb website, which comments on the War on Terror, Islamophobia and neoliberalism.

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Publisher
Verso
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
184467990X
ISBN 13 
9781844679904
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
160
Rating
  • 3.43 out of 5 stars
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