Love, Poverty, and War

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Uncompromising political commentary in Hitchen's own voice.

This book is for those who enjoy thought-provoking and unfiltered political commentary. Hitchens presents a unique and unapologetic perspective on international politics and figures, showcasing his unwavering commitment to radical ideals. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in trenchant cultural criticism, opinion essays, and reportage.

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.

Love, Poverty, and War

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ISBN: 9781560255802
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: RM112.59 MYR
Publisher: Bold Type Books
Date of Publication: 2004-11-24
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.11
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"I did not, I wish to state, become a journalist because there was no other 'profession' that would have me. I became a journalist because I did not want to rely on newspapers for information." Love, Poverty and War: Journeys and Essays showcases America's leading polemicist's rejection of consensus and cliché whether he's reporting from abroad in Indonesia, Kurdistan, Iraq, North Korea, or Cuba, or when his pen is targeted mercilessly at the likes of William Clinton, Mother Theresa ("a fanatic, a fundamentalist and a fraud"), the Dalai Lama, Noam Chomsky, Mel Gibson and Michael Bloomberg. Hitchens began the nineties as a "darling of the left" but has become more of an "unaffiliated radical" whose targets include those on the "left," who he accuses of "fudging" the issue of military intervention in the Balkans, Afghanistan and Iraq. Yet, as Hitchens shows in his reportage, cultural and literary criticism, and opinion essays from the last decade, he has not jumped ship and joined the right but is faithful to the internationalist, contrarian and democratic ideals that have always informed his work.
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Uncompromising political commentary in Hitchen's own voice.

This book is for those who enjoy thought-provoking and unfiltered political commentary. Hitchens presents a unique and unapologetic perspective on international politics and figures, showcasing his unwavering commitment to radical ideals. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in trenchant cultural criticism, opinion essays, and reportage.

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.