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"Irascible and forthright, Christopher Hitchens stood out as a man determined to do just that. In his younger years, a career-minded socialist, he emerged from the smoke of 9/11 a neoconservative ""Marxist,"" an advocate of America's invasion of Iraq filled with passionate intensity. Throughout his life, he played the role of universal gadfly, whose commitment to the truth transcended the party line as well as received wisdom. But how much of this was imposture? In this highly critical study, Richard Seymour casts a cold eye over the career of the ""Hitch"" to uncover an intellectual trajectory determined by expediency and a fetish for power. As an orator and writer, Hitchens offered something unique and highly marketable. But for all his professed individualism, he remains a recognizable historical type-the apostate leftist. Unhitched presents a rewarding and entertaining case study, one that is also a cautionary tale for our times."

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Praise for The Liberal Defence of Murder A great deal of damning material on the apologists of recent illegalities. Philippe Sands, Guardian Richard Seymour expertly traces their descent from humanitarian intervention to blatant islamophobia. Gary Younge A powerful counterblast against the monstrous regiment of 'useful idiots.' The Times of London Indispensable ... Seymour brilliantly uncovers the pre-history and modern reality of the so-called 'pro-war Left.' China Mieville An excellent antidote to the propagandists of the crisis of our times. Independent on Sunday

<p>A great deal of damning material on the apologists of recent illegalities. --Phillippe Sands, In praise of 'The Liberal Defence of Murder'

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Richard Seymour is a writer, broadcaster and socialist, currently based in London. He writes regularly for the Guardian, the London Review of Books, Jacobin and many other publications.

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