The Monarchy
A Critique of Britain's Favourite Fetish
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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- 14,99 lei
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- 14,99 lei
Publisher Description
As the Duke and Duchess of Sussex bring renewed focus to the monarchy, now is the perfect time to re-examine Christopher Hitchens’s powerful polemic.
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 recent birth of royal baby Archie, during a time of austerity and national inequality, Hitchens’s 10,000-word critique is even more relevant today than when it was first published in 1990.
'Christopher is one of the most terrifying rhetoricians that the world has yet seen' Martin Amis
Customer Reviews
Probably more accurate than many history books
Christopher desen’t play around with words, especially when it comes to the great island .
The whole reading experience is as always pleasant and full of spicy yet accurate notes.
The Great Hitch manages to give a most impressive critique of the British Empire .
Drowning in his distinguished tone , we can appreciate the elocvent choices of words in a quite short number of pages.
Great as always .