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Hardback. New. Part meditation, part commonplace book, First and Last Things is an attempt by a writer of great distinction and strong convictions to take stock of his beliefs and values. Here, Richard Hoggart considers the big questions without shortchanging readers with easy answers. He examines problems (as he sees them) of faith; the mysterious origins of conscience; the importance of family and friends; the value of literature; the nature of memory; and the need, in old age, to find some value in existence. To these issues, and many others, the author brings a lifetime of rich experience and a mind well stocked with the best that has been written by those who have gone before. What emerges above all in this work is Richard Hoggart's love of, almost obsession with, quotations from great authors, especially, of course, Shakespeare. He muses on the business of capitalism and democracy, noting a reluctant conclusion that democracy is the least worst form of government, and that capitalism is…
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- Title First and Last Things
- Author Richard Hoggart
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 234
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Routledge
- Date 2002-05
- ISBN 9780765801463 / 0765801469
- Weight 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7 in (23.11 x 15.49 x 1.78 cm)
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- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001054615
- Dewey Decimal Code 158.1
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