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THE MONARCHY
A CRITIQUE OF BRITAIN'S FAVOURITE FETISH |
| By: |
Christopher Hitchens |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£2.49 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1448155355 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781448155354 |
| Publisher: |
VINTAGE PUBLISHING |
| Pub. date: |
29 May, 2012 |
| Edition: |
Digital original |
| Pages: |
40 |
| Description: |
Why, when the subject of royalty or monarchy is mentioned, do the British bid adieu to every vestige of proportion, modesty, humour and restraint? This title looks at the relationship of the press and the public to the royal family, unpacking the tautology and contradictory arguments that prop it up. |
| Synopsis: |
'Why, when the subject of royalty or monarchy is mentioned, do the British bid adieu to every vestige of proportion, modesty, humour and restraint? ' This is not a call for the monarchy's abolition by fiat; illusions cannot be abolished. This is an invitation to think. In this scathing essay, Christopher Hitchens looks at the relationship of the press and the public to the royal family, unpacking the tautology and contradictory arguments that prop it up. In his inimitable style, Hitchens argues that our desire not to profane or disturb the monarchy is a failure of reason and a confusion of reality. Fealty to the magic of monarchy stops us looking objectively at our own history and hinders open-minded criticism of our present. It is time we outgrew it.With the Queen's Diamond Jubilee upon us, during a time of recession, high unemployment and national debt, Hitchens' 10,000-word critique is even more relevant today than when it was first published in 1990. Part of the Brain Shots series, the pre-eminent source for high quality, short-form digital non-fiction.'Christopher is one of the most terrifying rhetoricians that the world has yet seen.' Martin Amis |
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UK |
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Vintage Digital |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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