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Letters to a Young Contrarian

of Christopher Hitchens

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From bestselling author and provocateur Christopher Hitchens, the classic guide to the art of principled dissent and disagreementIn Letters to a Young Contrarian, bestselling author and world-class provocateur Christopher Hitchens inspires the radicals, gadflies, mavericks, rebels, and angry young (wo)men of tomorrow. Exploring the entire range of "contrary positions"--from noble dissident to gratuitous nag--Hitchens introduces the next generation to the minds and the misfits who influenced him, invoking such mentors as Emile Zola, Rosa Parks, and George Orwell. As is his trademark, Hitchens pointedly pitches himself in contrast to stagnant attitudes across the ideological spectrum. No other writer has matched Hitchens's understanding of the importance of disagreement--to personal integrity, to informed discussion, to true progress, to democracy itself.

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Bertrand Russell Noam Chomsky Henry Kissinger George Orwell Thabo Mbeki Ayn Rand Salman Rushdie Christopher Hitchens Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn E.P. Thompson Susan Sontag Émile Zola Diana Princess of Wales Adam Michnik Nicholas Nickleby Smike Rainer Maria Rilke Ronald Ridenhour

Book Details

  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 141 pages
  • Publisher Basic Books
  • Publication Date April 13th 2005
  • First Publication 10/29/01
  • Language English
  • ISBN 9780465030330
  • Edition Not informed
  • Category Non-Fiction
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