
The Abolition of Britain
From Winston Churchill to Theresa May
Peter Hitchens(Author)
Bloomsbury Continuum (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 23. August 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-1-4729-5992-8 (ISBN)
Description
How do you tell that a country has died? In this devastating, pessimistic, though critically-timed revised edition of his classic book, Peter Hitchens describes and regrets the abolition of Britain.
In the years since Peter Hitchens first wrote The Abolition of Britain, he argues, there has been an acceleration in the decay of society and culture. Fewer people read; universities have become less and less free; more churches are closing; language has become more homogenised; the city skyline is emblematic of the triumph of Mammon; the monarchy is merely hanging on and immigration is at an unprecedented and unsustainable level, a fact accepted even by those who first welcomed its growth.
Hitchens, a former revolutionary Marxist, is amazed and amused by the way in which the nominal Conservative Party has now embraced culturally and socially revolutionary ideas, especially about the family, sexual politics and education, which he would have thought ambitious in his days as a 1960s Trotskyist.
As he writes, 'my only concern now is to ensure that others, in some unimaginable future, will be able to find at least one voice which will explain to them how one of the fairest, kindest civilisations ever to have existed on earth ... should in so short a time have wasted its birthright and thrown away its gifts'.
In the years since Peter Hitchens first wrote The Abolition of Britain, he argues, there has been an acceleration in the decay of society and culture. Fewer people read; universities have become less and less free; more churches are closing; language has become more homogenised; the city skyline is emblematic of the triumph of Mammon; the monarchy is merely hanging on and immigration is at an unprecedented and unsustainable level, a fact accepted even by those who first welcomed its growth.
Hitchens, a former revolutionary Marxist, is amazed and amused by the way in which the nominal Conservative Party has now embraced culturally and socially revolutionary ideas, especially about the family, sexual politics and education, which he would have thought ambitious in his days as a 1960s Trotskyist.
As he writes, 'my only concern now is to ensure that others, in some unimaginable future, will be able to find at least one voice which will explain to them how one of the fairest, kindest civilisations ever to have existed on earth ... should in so short a time have wasted its birthright and thrown away its gifts'.
Reviews / Votes
This is a cri de coeur from an honest, intelligent and patriotic Englishman desperately worried about the corruption of this country and the likely effects of its lurch into the clutches of a European. * Spectator *More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
555 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4729-5992-8 (9781472959928)
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05/2016
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Book
10/2008
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
€41.07
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Person
Peter Hitchens is a columnist for the Mail on Sunday and a contributor to many other publications. He has published several books, including The Rage Against God and A Revolution Betrayed, also published by Bloomsbury Continuum. He has been a journalist for nearly 50 years, has reported from 57 countries and was a resident correspondent in Moscow and Washington. He is a former revolutionary Marxist who now describes himself as a socially conservative Social Democrat.
Content
Introduction: A Modern Man
1. The Warrior and The Victim
2. Born Yesterday
3. Class War
4. The Pink Bits
5. Hell Freezes Over
6. The Telescreen Triumphs
7. Forty Years On
8. A Real Bastard
9. The Queen`s English
10. Difficulties with Girls
11. Last Exit to Decency
12. Suburbs of the Mind
13. The Pill That Cured Morality
14. Health Warning
15. Is Britain Civilised
16. Year Zero
Conclusion: Chainsaw Massacre
1. The Warrior and The Victim
2. Born Yesterday
3. Class War
4. The Pink Bits
5. Hell Freezes Over
6. The Telescreen Triumphs
7. Forty Years On
8. A Real Bastard
9. The Queen`s English
10. Difficulties with Girls
11. Last Exit to Decency
12. Suburbs of the Mind
13. The Pill That Cured Morality
14. Health Warning
15. Is Britain Civilised
16. Year Zero
Conclusion: Chainsaw Massacre