Orwell's Politics

by J. Newsinger

Overview

Orwell's Politics is a study of the development of George Orwell's political ideas and beliefs from his time as a policeman in Burma through to the publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four . It places Orwell's thinking in historical context, examining his response to mass unemployment in 1930s Britain, to revolution in Spain, to the impact of the Second World War and its aftermath. Orwell remained both an anti-Stalinist and a socialist up until his death.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333682876
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/18/1999
Edition description:	1999
Pages:	178
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

JOHN NEWSINGER is Senior Lecturer in History at Bath Spa University College. He is the author of Fenianism in Mid-Victorian Britain and Dangerous Men: The SAS and Popular Culture, and the editor of Shaking the World: John Reed's Revolutionary Journalism.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction Pox Britannica Down Among the Oppressed Spilling the Spanish Beans Only Revolution Can Save England A Choice of Evils The Destruction of the Soviet Myth A Doctor Treating an All but Hopeless Case Conclusion Notes Index

Editorial Reviews

Examines British writer George Orwell's (1903-50) political thinking from his time as a policeman in Burma through the publication of his . Traces his response to imperialism, mass unemployment in the 1930s, revolution in Spain, and World War II as well as his involvement with various political organizations and publications. Finds that though he changed many ideas during his lifetime, he remained committed to socialist revolution, and that his anti-Stalinism was a consequence of his socialism rather than a repudiation of it. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)

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