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From one of the country’s finest journalists, this a major book about broken dreams, darkened illusions and big questions that no longer match their received answers. This is a controversial and humane reality check an invitation to wake up and smell the cordite
From the Hardcover edition.
From the Hardcover edition.
著者について
Andrew Anthony is a feature writer and investigative journalist. He has written for the Observer for 10 years, and also writes for the Guardian, Vogue and the Saturday Telegraph. His features cover a wide range of subjects: politics, crime, sport, literature, TV and popular culture.
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7 人中、7人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
When ideals meet reality...
2009/1/3
形式:ペーパーバック
This should be a "must read" book for anyone who has very firm political opinions of any stripe. Yes, it may be hard to find (so far, it has not found a US publisher) and may revolve around British events (from Thatcher's rule to the terrorist attacks of July 7 rather than New York and Washington on 9/11) but it's a deeply-felt and deeply-moving analysis of one politically-oriented individual's intellectual coming of age.
Anthony examines how his own political convictions were formed, with a kind of ruthless honesty that is all too rare, and goes on to review the events that cause him to revisit those beliefs and REALLY analyze how he came to hold them. It almost doesn't matter whether you are liberal, conservative or where your personal beliefs fall along the political spectrum; this book will challenge you to think about how you came by them. How many were inherited? How many are gut reactions to events? How many are shaped by prejudice, by friends and people around you (by being unwilling to be the only person in a crowd to disagree on an issue that everyone else is passionate about.)
The tough part, of course, is subjecting your political beliefs to an analytical scrutiny to see if they remain valid; something which far too few of us do in practice. The debate in the book revolves around the social & political environment of Britain from the 1970s to today, with the terrorist attacks of 7/7 and 9/11 serving as the catalyst for the author's own introspection, but that's just at the top level. More important than the specific conclusions he reaches is the wrenching process of examining his own biases and preconceptions.
Run out and read this one. It will appeal to anyone who reads books by authors challenging received wisdom, including Susan Jacoby and Thomas Frank.
Anthony examines how his own political convictions were formed, with a kind of ruthless honesty that is all too rare, and goes on to review the events that cause him to revisit those beliefs and REALLY analyze how he came to hold them. It almost doesn't matter whether you are liberal, conservative or where your personal beliefs fall along the political spectrum; this book will challenge you to think about how you came by them. How many were inherited? How many are gut reactions to events? How many are shaped by prejudice, by friends and people around you (by being unwilling to be the only person in a crowd to disagree on an issue that everyone else is passionate about.)
The tough part, of course, is subjecting your political beliefs to an analytical scrutiny to see if they remain valid; something which far too few of us do in practice. The debate in the book revolves around the social & political environment of Britain from the 1970s to today, with the terrorist attacks of 7/7 and 9/11 serving as the catalyst for the author's own introspection, but that's just at the top level. More important than the specific conclusions he reaches is the wrenching process of examining his own biases and preconceptions.
Run out and read this one. It will appeal to anyone who reads books by authors challenging received wisdom, including Susan Jacoby and Thomas Frank.
6 人中、6人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
A definite must read
2009/2/1
形式:ペーパーバック
Any attempt to discuss this book briefly, would do this political and personal masterpiece a disservice. This is a book for people who care about Western Civilization. it boggles the mind that this reasoned and thoughtful text, by a brilliant writer can incur anything other than respect. But it seems that the critics of the book are intent on proving him right by not willing to be confused by the facts. Left leaning liberals (of which i am a proud member) should be able to protect the hard earned gains of enlightenment rather than siding with those who are explicitly trying to demolish it. Mr. Anthony nails this perplexing paradox in the best possible way.
While Anglo -centric to an extent, this book would speak to anyone who cares about the west and the ideals of liberty human rights and peace. A must read!!
While Anglo -centric to an extent, this book would speak to anyone who cares about the west and the ideals of liberty human rights and peace. A must read!!
3 人中、1人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
The zeal of the recently converted
2010/1/24
形式:Kindle版
The subtitle of the book ("how a guilty liberal lost his innocence") gives the impression this is another of those "how liberals are destroying America" books you see in the best seller list on Amazon. The book is in fact the story of a mild mannered Englishman's journey from young idealistic socialist to middle aged, middle class pragmatist. The book also purports to be a serious look at race politics, culture politics, the politics of religion and the politics of left vs right. The writer is a journalist who writes for English newspapers.
The chapters dealing with the author's journey from left wing revolutionary to middle class respectability are written with honesty and humour and I found them immensely entertaining.
The book is written from a very English perspective about England. The problems and issues raised do not necessarily apply to other countries. Nevertheless I found the book interesting as an insight into the problems facing modern England. The author does not pretend to be a dispassionate observer, but writes as a participant with a strong interest in the issues discussed.
As a study of social issues the book is mostly well written pulp. The cynic in me wonders if the topics of the book were cherry picked by the author to drive book sales. Let's see... political correctness, 9/11, Islam. It's all there.
The book largely consists of a long series of straw man arguments. The author will present an example of liberals doing or saying something horrendously stupid (although one wonders if there is another side to each of these anecdotes) and presents this as proof that all liberals are well meaning idiots. Unfortunately it takes more than a series of cleverly chosen anecdotes to destroy a whole ideology. Especially one as vaguely defined as "liberalism".
Basically the author has swapped one set of black and white beliefs ("America is the greatest threat to world peace") for another ("Muslims and the political correctness that allows it to thrive is the greatest threat to Britain)". As always, the truth is somewhere in between, but you wouldn't sell many books by saying that would you?
The chapters dealing with the author's journey from left wing revolutionary to middle class respectability are written with honesty and humour and I found them immensely entertaining.
The book is written from a very English perspective about England. The problems and issues raised do not necessarily apply to other countries. Nevertheless I found the book interesting as an insight into the problems facing modern England. The author does not pretend to be a dispassionate observer, but writes as a participant with a strong interest in the issues discussed.
As a study of social issues the book is mostly well written pulp. The cynic in me wonders if the topics of the book were cherry picked by the author to drive book sales. Let's see... political correctness, 9/11, Islam. It's all there.
The book largely consists of a long series of straw man arguments. The author will present an example of liberals doing or saying something horrendously stupid (although one wonders if there is another side to each of these anecdotes) and presents this as proof that all liberals are well meaning idiots. Unfortunately it takes more than a series of cleverly chosen anecdotes to destroy a whole ideology. Especially one as vaguely defined as "liberalism".
Basically the author has swapped one set of black and white beliefs ("America is the greatest threat to world peace") for another ("Muslims and the political correctness that allows it to thrive is the greatest threat to Britain)". As always, the truth is somewhere in between, but you wouldn't sell many books by saying that would you?
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