Bite the hand that feeds you : essays and provocations / Henry Fairlie ; edited and with an introduction by Jeremy McCarter ; foreword by Leon Wieseltier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fairlie, Henry, 1924-1990.

Contributor:

McCarter, Jeremy, 1976-

Series:

New Republic Book

A New Republic Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics and government--United States.

Politics and government.

United States--Politics and government--20th century.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Introduction

A Genius for Conflict

The Last, Best Hope for Mankind

The Harlot's Prerogative

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

"A New republic book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-43755-0

9786612437557

0-300-15552-2

OCLC:

923603571