03187nam 2200649Ia 450 991080904180332120240418010704.01-282-43755-097866124375570-300-15552-210.12987/9780300155525(CKB)2550000000009835(EBL)3421216(OCoLC)923603571(SSID)ssj0000412933(PQKBManifestationID)11277854(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000412933(PQKBWorkID)10381160(PQKB)11776360(MiAaPQ)EBC3421216(DE-B1597)485564(OCoLC)607552545(DE-B1597)9780300155525(Au-PeEL)EBL3421216(CaPaEBR)ebr10690369(CaONFJC)MIL243755(EXLCZ)99255000000000983520081119d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBite the hand that feeds you essays and provocations /Henry Fairlie ; edited and with an introduction by Jeremy McCarter ; foreword by Leon Wieseltier1st ed.New Haven Yale University Pressc20091 online resource (361 p.)A New Republic Book"A New republic book."0-300-12383-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- A Genius for Conflict -- The Last, Best Hope for Mankind -- The Harlot's Prerogative -- Acknowledgments -- IndexHenry Fairlie was one of the most colorful and trenchant journalists of the twentieth century. The British-born writer made his name on Fleet Street, where he coined the term "The Establishment," sparred in print with the likes of Kenneth Tynan, and caroused with Kingsley Amis, among many others. In America his writing found a home in the pages of the New Yorker and other top magazines and newspapers. When he died, he was remembered as "quite simply the best political journalist, writing in English, in the last fifty years."Remarkable for their prescience and relevance, Fairlie's essays celebrate Winston Churchill, old-fashioned bathtubs, and American empire; they ridicule Republicans who think they are conservatives and yuppies who want to live forever. Fairlie is caustic, controversial, and unwavering-especially when attacking his employers. With an introduction by Jeremy McCarter, Bite the Hand That Feeds You restores a compelling voice that, among its many virtues, helps Americans appreciate their country anew.New Republic BookPolitics and governmentUnited StatesUnited StatesPolitics and government20th centuryPolitics and government814/.54Fairlie Henry1924-1990.768026McCarter Jeremy1976-1608663MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809041803321Bite the hand that feeds you3935532UNINA