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Letters to a Young Contrarian

Christopher Hitchens

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For independent minds learning to dissent with integrity

Hitchens turns disagreement into a disciplined, democratic art. His sharp letters challenge you to resist intellectual conformity. Ideal if you value wit, courage, and principled debate.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9780465030330
Author: Christopher Hitchens
Publisher: Basic Books
Date of Publication: 2005-04-13
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Philosophy, Creative Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Religion, History, Politics
Related Topics: Political Science, Journalism, Theory, Memoir, Biography, Essays, Politics, Biography Memoir, History, Atheism
Goodreads rating: 4.13
(rated by 12963 readers)

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From bestselling author and provocateur Christopher Hitchens, the classic guide to the art of principled dissent and disagreement. In Letters to a Young Contrarian, 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 Émile Zola, Rosa Parks, and George Orwell. As is his trademark, Hitchens 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.
 

For independent minds learning to dissent with integrity

Hitchens turns disagreement into a disciplined, democratic art. His sharp letters challenge you to resist intellectual conformity. Ideal if you value wit, courage, and principled debate.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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