Buy Used
£0.57
+ £2.80 UK delivery
Used: Very Good | Details
Condition: Used: Very Good
Comment: PROFESSIONAL SELLER SHIPPING TOP QUALITY BOOKS WITHIN 24 HOURS.100% MONEY BACK GUARANTEE Very well cared for, with minimal signs of use, if any. Shipped from the heart of the British countryside this book will leave our library within a day or two of your order and be with you shortly thereafter.

Have one to sell?
Flip to back Flip to front
Listen Playing... Paused   You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition.
Learn more
See this image

Facts are Subversive: Political Writing from a Decade without a Name Hardcover – 1 Jul 2009

4.0 out of 5 stars 6 customer reviews

See all formats and editions Hide other formats and editions
Amazon Price
New from Used from
Kindle Edition
"Please retry"
Hardcover
"Please retry"
£24.99 £0.57

Top Deals in Books
See the latest top deals in Books. Shop now
click to open popover

Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested In These Sponsored Links

  (What is this?)

Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

  • Apple
  • Android
  • Windows Phone

To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number.



Top Deals in Books
See the latest top deals in Books. Shop now

Product details

  • Hardcover: 496 pages
  • Publisher: Atlantic Books (1 July 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1848870892
  • ISBN-13: 978-1848870895
  • Product Dimensions: 16.2 x 3.8 x 24 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 841,486 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested In These Sponsored Links

  (What is this?)

Product Description

Review

"* 'What sets Garton Ash apart is that he never loses sight of the bigger European picture... he remains the best Anglophone observer of contemporary Europe' - Niall Ferguson, Evening Standard * 'Timothy Garton Ash holds a mirror that magnifies... He writes masterfully and with compassion' - Neal Ascherson, Observer"

About the Author

Timothy Garton Ash is the author of eight books of political writing or 'history of the present' which have charted the transformation of Europe over the last quarter-century. He is Professor of European Studies in the University of Oxford, Isaiah Berlin Professorial Fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford, and a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. His essays appear regularly in the New York Review of Books and he writes a weekly column in the Guardian which is widely syndicated in Europe, Asia and the Americas. In 2006, he was awarded the George Orwell Prize for political writing.


Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars
Share your thoughts with other customers

Top Customer Reviews

Format: Paperback
Timothy Garton Ash is one of those rare birds that can give extraordinary satisfaction to readers. He is one of the few people who have thought about things that I haven't thought about and that are deeply interesting. I know this does not sound well, but it is true.

It is a rare pleasure to learn something totally new, and Garton Ash is just the man to help you do that. I am an inveterate reader--I do not have a TV--and to me it is a great pleasure to read a familiar thought worded in a strikingly new way. How much more pleasing then it is to find sparkling new thoughts wrapped in fitting phrases.

I especially liked his piece on how Britain is part of Europe and the other one on whether and how the West deserves its position of supremacy on the world stage.

This is the best I have read anywhere.

Timothy Garton Ash has just received an honorary degree from the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgiumand rightly so.

MelanieS, Belgium
Comment 12 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...
Thank you for your feedback.
Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again
Report abuse
Format: Paperback
Here is a book which delves into topics of the utmost importance in a strikingly original, clear-eyed and penetrating manner. What is most satisfying, though, is the the realization that we are in the presence of a writer whose insights are free from particular ideological stances and are almost always balanced and multi-layered. The book is usefully divided into different sections, each of which comprises of articles and essays dedicated to exploring topics as diverse as Europe, Britain, America, revolutions and profiles of important writers and thinkers. The writings about Europe are particularly interesting and inspiring at a time when the concept of "Europeism, in which Garton Ash firmly believes, seems to be losing ground. In partricular, Garton Ash prides himself on being European and this is a sentiment i share with him. With the unfortunate passing of Tony Judt Timothy Garton Ash will most likely be a reference figure for political analysis in the coming years. It would be misleading to summarize a book which touches upon so many facts and ideas. Here suffice to say that if you enjoy political writing of the highest quality you coul do a lot worse than read this splendid volume.
Comment 7 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...
Thank you for your feedback.
Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again
Report abuse
Format: Paperback Verified Purchase
I read the File many years ago and found Ash to be an engaging and amusing writer, with a particular talent for a sort of detached, semi-journalistic autobiography.

Having read nothing of his since I was surprised that this carries over very well into his journalism, in particular his long for journalism. A very satisfying read.
Comment 3 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...
Thank you for your feedback.
Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again
Report abuse

Look for similar items by category


Feedback