Hayter Of The Bourgeoisie
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A sharp and unflinching memoir, Hayter of the Bourgeoisie chronicles the political awakening and radical transformation of Teresa Hayter, daughter of Sir William Hayter — British diplomat and Warden of New College, Oxford. Born into the heart of the British establishment, Hayter details her journey from privileged insider to committed left-wing activist, tracing the ideological fault lines that divided her from her class and family. The book presents a candid portrait of postwar British elite society, interrogating the contradictions of liberal intellectual privilege against the backdrop of global inequality and political upheaval. Hayter writes with the precision of someone who has lived on both sides of the class divide, and the narrative carries the weight of personal reckoning as much as political argument. Her earlier work on international aid and imperialism had already established her as a formidable critic of Western economic orthodoxy, and this memoir deepens that critique by grounding it in autobiography. Readers curious about the internal contradictions of the British ruling class — and the cost of defecting from it — will find this account as provocative as it is illuminating.
Author: Teresa Hayter
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: bookshop stamp . Binding: Good.
A sharp and unflinching memoir, Hayter of the Bourgeoisie chronicles the political awakening and radical transformation of Teresa Hayter, daughter of Sir William Hayter — British diplomat and Warden of New College, Oxford. Born into the heart of the British establishment, Hayter details her journey from privileged insider to committed left-wing activist, tracing the ideological fault lines that divided her from her class and family. The book presents a candid portrait of postwar British elite society, interrogating the contradictions of liberal intellectual privilege against the backdrop of global inequality and political upheaval. Hayter writes with the precision of someone who has lived on both sides of the class divide, and the narrative carries the weight of personal reckoning as much as political argument. Her earlier work on international aid and imperialism had already established her as a formidable critic of Western economic orthodoxy, and this memoir deepens that critique by grounding it in autobiography. Readers curious about the internal contradictions of the British ruling class — and the cost of defecting from it — will find this account as provocative as it is illuminating.