- Paperback: 380 pages
- Publisher: Quartet Books; New edition edition (1 April 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0704381400
- ISBN-13: 978-0704381407
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.6 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 70,027 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A gloomy overview of British culture. The author argues that British culture is in ruins,and institutions held in contempt.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
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A CONCISE THOUGHT PROVOKING ANALYSIS.,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Abolition of Britain (Hardcover)
After having read this book I was immediatly left with a feeling of dire despair, but on reflection a determination to be ,not just a part of the problem,but God willing,to be a part of the solution. Hitchens begins by painting a picture of Britain on the 31st Nov 1965,the day of Winston Churchills funeral and contrasting it with Britain on the day that Diana was buried in 1997.The changes are absolutly incredible,unbelievaby far reaching,mostly bad and only a few good.He then takes the reader on a retrospective journey to explore such areas as education,television and the media generally,the Church,general morality,and politics.Not only does he outline some of the changes but he also describes some of the pressuresand influences bought to bear which have bought our once great country down onto her knees.I found his conclusions pretty weak but overall I was absolutly entranced and would recommend it wholeheartedly.
32 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
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Cultural revolution by stealth...,
This review is from: The Abolition of Britain (Paperback)
For the unenlightened the 'Abolition of Britain' will be met with a mixture of shock and incredulity. For those who have been paying attention (and have done their homework) this book will serve as a sad epitaph to what has happened to our once green and pleasant land.In his excellent book, Peter Hitchens explains how and why our country has changed so much in the space of a few decades. This is a blow by blow account of the systematic tearing down of our ancient traditions and system of beliefs through a cultural revolution that has, by and large, gone unnoticed by the majority of the British people because each new change has been quietly introduced by stealth. This book is one of the few I have read that is difficult to put down and I highly recommend it.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Great Job, Mister Hitchens!,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Abolition of Britain (Hardcover)
Peter Hitchens notes the "abolition" of his homeland with bitter grace; from the United States it takes on an even greater poignancy. His discussion of the Incredible Disintigrating Morality is true on both sides of the Atlantic. As well, the notion that Britain's occupation by America during the Second World War was a linchpin in its abolition -- hardly a new notion -- is presented here so well that it is hard for this American not to feel some measure of shame. While Mr Hitchens does a bit of finger-pointing at the members of the political class, his ire at the entertainment industry (particularly television) is timely and well-argued and, yet again, not restricted to the UK. The beauty of this book is that although it is all specific to Britain, most of the rot Hitchens sniffs out is well advanced everywhere else. The details differ: The trend is well outlined in this fine book. In particular I recommend it to my fellow non-Brits, especially as a jog to taking a look at their own nations which are being abolished in different but complimentary fashion.
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