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George Orwell and the Betrayal of Dissent by Scott Lucas (2003, Hardcover) 
George Orwell and the Betrayal of Dissent by Scott Lucas (2003, Hardcover)

 
George Orwell and the Betrayal of Dissent by Scott Lucas (2003, Hardcover)

Author: Scott Lucas
Publisher: Verso Books
Publication Date: 2003-06-01
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 1859845606
ISBN-13: 9781859845608
Product ID: EPID2479272
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Publication Date:2003-06-01

Publisher's Note
Orwell's writing cannot be seperated from the ideology of his enviroment and time. However valiantly his admirers might try to portray a writer who was in principled opposition to the faults of his own country as well as those of others, Orwell's beliefs ultimately led him to defend the poltical system that he was supposedly criticizing.
George Orwell is venerated by many as England's foremost political writer, a voice of honesty and decency, a defender of intellectual freedom, and the honorable embodiment of the "Left". In this controversial new book, Scott Lucas argues that this portrayal is actually a symptom of a threat to free discussion. Orwell is both the origin and the icon of an intellectual and political network which, proclaiming itself the protector of freedom, tries to limit and even quash dissent.
This effort has been redoubled after 9/11. Lucas contends that public intellectuals such as Christopher Hitchens, Salman Rushdie, Francis Fukuyama, and Joe Klein, in the name of Orwellian honesty and decency, have tried to rule out any dissent over aspects of the War on terrorism, including the liberation of Afghanistan, and to obscure any debate over the causes of that terrorism. Far from enlightening us with Orwell, these authors have bound us with him.

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    13 of 13 people found this review helpful.

    Aside from the political implications of the book, I was fascinated by the scholarly detailing of Orwell's life. The book skillfully wove his life events into the evolution of his thinking regarding the "establishment". It appears that Lucas is a pacifist, and certainly presents a good argument for lively debate regarding how best to achieve peace in this world.


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