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The betrayal of dissent :

(Number (ISBN

1435662024

(Number (ISBN

1849644764

(Number (ISBN

6611750320

(Number (ISBN

9781435662025

(Number (ISBN

9781849644761

(Number (ISBN

9786611750329

Erroneous ISBN

0745321976

Erroneous ISBN

0745321984

Erroneous ISBN

1281750328

Erroneous ISBN

9780745321974

Erroneous ISBN

9780745321981

Erroneous ISBN

9781281750327

Number

b748504

Title Proper

The betrayal of dissent :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

beyond Orwell, Hitchens and the new American century /

First Statement of Responsibility

Scott Lucas.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Sterling, Va. :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Pluto,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2004.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (ix, 324 pages)

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-316) and index.

Text of Note

Since his death in 1950, George Orwell has been canonised as England's foremost political writer, and the standard-bearer of honesty and decency for the honourable 'Left'. In this controversial polemic, Scott Lucas argues that the exaltation of Orwell, far from upholding dissent against the State, has sought to quash such opposition. Indeed, Orwell has become the icon of those who, in the pose of the contrarian, try to silence public opposition to US and U K foreign policy in the 'War on Terror'. Lucas's lively and readable critique of public intellectuals including Christopher Hitchens, Michael Walzer, David Aaronovitch, and Johann Hari - who have all invoked Orwellian honesty and decency to shut down dissent - will appeal to anyone disillusioned with the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Lucas contends that these leading journalists and commentators have used Orwell to justify their own political transition from radicals to upholders of the establishment. All of them play influential roles in supporting the UK and US governments' charge that opponents of war -- and those who question the motives behind American foreign policy and its implementation -- should be condemned as 'appeasers of mass murder'. This controversial book shows how Orwell has been used since 9/11 to justify, in the guise of independent thought, the suppression of dissent. We must rescue ourselves from Orwell and from those who take on his guise so, as Lucas puts it, our 'silencing is ... vital to a "manufacture of consent" for the wars which are supposedly being fought in our name and for our good'.

Text of Note

Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

JSTOR

Stock Number

22573/ctt184ps64

Title

Betrayal of dissent.

International Standard Book Number

9780745321981

Hitchens, Christopher-- Political and social views.

Orwell, George,1903-1950-- Influence.

Orwell, George,1903-1950-- Political and social views.

Hitchens, Christopher.

Orwell, George,1903-1950.

Orwell, George.

Dissenters-- United States.

Government, Resistance to-- United States.

Iraq War, 2003-2011.

Social control-- United States.

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

Bekämpfung

Dissenters.

Government, Resistance to.

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)

Irakkrieg

PHILOSOPHY-- Political.

Political and social views.

POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Ideologies-- Democracy.

Politics and government

Politik

Social control.

Soziale Kontrolle

Terrorismus

United States, Politics and government, 2001-2009.

Iraq.

United States.

USA.

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7

7

JPHV

PHI-- 019000

POL007000

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Lucas, Scott.

Date of Transaction

20201204083210.0

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Electronic name

[Book]

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