| Description |
215 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
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age Children |
| Series |
Social issues in literature
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Social issues in literature.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-207) and index. |
| Contents |
Background on George Orwell. The life of George Orwell / David Morgan Zehr ; Orwell sees no contradiction between patriotism and socialism / George Orwell ; Orwell was highly principled / V.S. Pritchett ; Orwell was morally right on major issues / Christopher Hitchens -- George Orwell's Nineteen eighty-four and the abuse of power. Nineteen eighty-four is terrifying because it rings true / Irving Howe ; Nineteen eighty-four depicts the irrationality of totalitarianism / Alex Zwerdling ; Nineteen eighty-four predicts the downfall of totalitarianism by the working class / Richard J. Voorhees ; In Nineteen eighty-four absolute compliance is demanded / Alfred Kazin ; Nineteen eighty-four warns of the post-World War II threats to personal liberty / Robert F. Gleckner ; Nineteen eighty-four is about the misuse of power / Julian Symons ; Nineteen eighty-four promotes the values of the common people / Stephen Ingle ; Nineteen eighty-four warns of the dehumanization of industrialism / Erich Fromm ; The capitalist past in Nineteen eighty-four in presented positively / Arthur Eckstein ; Orwell's private nightmare proved prophetic / T.R. Fyvel ; Orwell accused the leftist intelligentsia of abuse of power in Nineteen eighty-four / John David Frodsham -- Contemporary perspectives on the abuse of power. Islamic totalitarianism is today's version of fascism / Douglas Streusand ; Autocracies are threatened by the financial crisis / Joshua Kurlantzick ; Wiretapping by the George W. Bush administration was illegal and should be investigated / Patrick Radden Keefe ; Technology makes surveillance more prevalent / Peter Funt. |
| Subject |
Orwell, George, 1903-1950. Nineteen eighty-four.
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Orwell, George, 1903-1950 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Orwell, George, 1903-1950. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Power (Social sciences) in literature -- Juvenile literature.
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Power (Social sciences) in literature. |
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Totalitarianism and literature -- Juvenile literature.
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Totalitarianism and literature. |
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Dystopias in literature -- Juvenile literature.
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Dystopias in literature. |
| Added Author |
Bryfonski, Dedria.
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| Added Title |
George Orwell's Nineteen eighty-four |
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Nineteen eighty-four |
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1984 |
| ISBN |
9780737748055 hardcover |
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9780737748062 paperback |
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0737748052 hardcover |
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0737748060 paperback |
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