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Part of the book series: Political Philosophy and Public Purpose (POPHPUPU)
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Table of contents (24 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Choking with Rage: Doublethink and Criticism
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In Memoriam—Retrospective Views
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Beyond the Telescreen—Snitching, Snooping and Surveillance
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What Is Left?
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Interlude
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About this book
This book analyzes George Orwell’s politics and their reception across both sides of the Atlantic. It considers Orwell’s place in the politics of his native Britain and his reception in the USA, where he has had some of his most fervent emulators, exegetists, and detractors. Written by an ex “teenage Maoist” from Liverpool, UK, who now lives and writes in New York, the book points out how often the different strands of opinion derive from “ancestral” ideological struggles within the Communist/Trotskyist movement in the 30’s, and how these often overlook or indeed consciously ignore the indigenous British politics and sociology that did so much to influence Orwell’s political and literary development. It examines in the modern era what Orwell did in his–the seductions of simplistic and absolutist ideologies for some intellectuals, especially in their reactions to Orwell himself.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Ian Williams is Assistant Professor at Bard College Center for Global & International Affairs, USA. He is author of six other books on politics and history and speaks on international affairs and American foreign policy at venues and on media across the world.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Political and Cultural Perceptions of George Orwell
Book Subtitle: British and American Views
Authors: Ian Williams
Series Title: Political Philosophy and Public Purpose
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95254-0
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot New York
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95253-3Published: 31 August 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-95254-0Published: 30 August 2017
Series ISSN: 2524-714X
Series E-ISSN: 2524-7158
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 186
Topics: Political Theory, Political History, Twentieth-Century Literature, Journalism, Cultural Policy and Politics