Bite the hand that feeds you [[electronic resource] ] : essays and provocations / / Henry Fairlie ; edited and with an introduction by Jeremy McCarter ; foreword by Leon Wieseltier
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Fairlie Henry <1924-1990.>
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Bite the hand that feeds you [[electronic resource] ] : essays and provocations / / Henry Fairlie ; edited and with an introduction by Jeremy McCarter ; foreword by Leon Wieseltier
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| Pubblicazione: | New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (361 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 814/.54 |
| Soggetto topico: | Politics and government - United States |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Politics and government 20th century |
| Altri autori: |
McCarterJeremy <1976->
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| Note generali: | "A New republic book." |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- A Genius for Conflict -- The Last, Best Hope for Mankind -- The Harlot's Prerogative -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Henry 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Bite the hand that feeds you |
| ISBN: | 1-282-43755-0 |
| 9786612437557 | |
| 0-300-15552-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910781184703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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New Republic Book