Bennett, Andrew

Starting at ?The Beginning? and concluding with ?The End?, chapters range from the familiar, such as ?Character?, ?Narrative? and ?The Author?, to the more unusual, such as ?Secrets?, ?Pleasure? and ?Ghosts?. Illuminates complex ideas by engaging directly with literary works, so that a reading of Jane Eyre opens up ways of thinking about racial difference, for example, while Chaucer, Raymond Chandler and Monty Python are all invoked in a discussion of literature and laughter.

Presents a collection of controversial debates on American foreign policy and addresses topics such as the justification of the war in Iraq, weapons of mass destruction, diplomacy in the Middle East, negotiations with North Korea, and more.