Bite the Hand That Feeds You: Essays and Provocations (New Republic Book) (A New Republic Book) - Hardcover

Henry Fairlie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0300123833 ISBN 13: 9780300123838

Publisher: Yale University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Henry Fairlie was one of the most colourful 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.

About this title

Product Description:

Henry Fairlie was one of the most colourful and trenchant journalists of the twentieth century. This work features his essays that celebrate Winston Churchill, old-fashioned bathtubs, and American empire; they ridicule Republicans who think they are conservatives and yuppies who want to live forever.

Review:

`These selections...are welcome and should be pondered by anyone who cares about British domestic politics.'
--Paul Johnson, Standpoint, 1st January 2010

About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0300123833
• ISBN 13: 9780300123838
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Jeremy McCarter