Political and Cultural Perceptions of George Orwell

British and American Views

By:

Ian Williams

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Hardback

Series:

Political Philosophy and Public Purpose

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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.

Author Biography:

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.

Release date Australia

August 31st, 2017

Author

Ian Williams

Series

Political Philosophy and Public Purpose

Pages

186

Edition

1st ed. 2017

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

XIII, 186 p.

ISBN-13

9781349952533

Product ID

26798045

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