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The missionary position : Mother Teresa in theory and practice / Christopher Hitchens ; [foreword by Thomas Mallon].
LIBRA BX4406.5Z8 H553 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hitchens, Christopher.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Teresa, Mother, Saint, 1910-1997.
- Teresa.
- Missionaries of Charity.
- Nuns--India--Kolkata--Biography.
- Nuns.
- India--Kolkata.
- Missionaries of Charity--Biography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 105 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition:
- First Twelve edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Twelve, 2012.
- Summary:
- In a searching examination of the Teresa cult, the author of "International Territory: The United Nations 1945-95" passes his final caustic judgement on Mother Teresa, reviewing her surrogate role as propagandist for the most extreme views, and concluding that she is "not" heaven's agent on Earth. "Hitchens argues his case with consummate style".--"New York Times". 20 illustrations.
- ISBN:
- 1455523003
- 9781455523009
- OCLC:
- 782922055
- Publisher Number:
- 99961554289
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