The Resource The betrayal of dissent : beyond Orwell, Hitchens and the new American century, Scott Lucas
The betrayal of dissent : beyond Orwell, Hitchens and the new American century, Scott Lucas
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- Summary
- 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'
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 324 pages)
- Isbn
- 9786611750329
- Label
- The betrayal of dissent : beyond Orwell, Hitchens and the new American century
- Title
- The betrayal of dissent
- Title remainder
- beyond Orwell, Hitchens and the new American century
- Statement of responsibility
- Scott Lucas
- Subject
-
- 2001-2011
- Bekämpfung
- Dissenters
- Dissenters -- United States
- Electronic book
- Government, Resistance to
- Government, Resistance to -- United States
- Hitchens, Christopher
- Hitchens, Christopher -- Political and social views
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Irakkrieg
- Iraq
- Iraq War, 2003-2011
- Orwell, George
- Orwell, George, 1903-1950
- Orwell, George, 1903-1950 -- Political and social views
- PHILOSOPHY -- Political
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies | Democracy
- Political and social views
- Politics and government
- Politik
- Social control
- Social control -- United States
- Soziale Kontrolle
- Terrorismus
- USA
- United States
- United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
- Orwell, George, 1903-1950 -- Influence
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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'
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- digitized
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Lucas, Scott
- Dewey number
- 320.01
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- English
- LC call number
- HN59.2
- LC item number
- .L83 2004eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Orwell, George
- Orwell, George
- Hitchens, Christopher
- Dissenters
- Government, Resistance to
- Social control
- United States
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
- Iraq War, 2003-2011
- Hitchens, Christopher
- Orwell, George
- Orwell, George
- PHILOSOPHY
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- Dissenters
- Government, Resistance to
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Political and social views
- Politics and government
- Social control
- Iraq
- United States
- Politik
- Soziale Kontrolle
- Terrorismus
- Bekämpfung
- Irakkrieg
- USA
- Label
- The betrayal of dissent : beyond Orwell, Hitchens and the new American century, Scott Lucas
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-316) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 244546543
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 324 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9786611750329
- Lccn
- 2004300696
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt184ps64
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)244546543
- System details
- 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.
- Label
- The betrayal of dissent : beyond Orwell, Hitchens and the new American century, Scott Lucas
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-316) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 244546543
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 324 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9786611750329
- Lccn
- 2004300696
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt184ps64
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)244546543
- System details
- 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.
Subject
- 2001-2011
- Bekämpfung
- Dissenters
- Dissenters -- United States
- Electronic book
- Government, Resistance to
- Government, Resistance to -- United States
- Hitchens, Christopher
- Hitchens, Christopher -- Political and social views
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Irakkrieg
- Iraq
- Iraq War, 2003-2011
- Orwell, George
- Orwell, George, 1903-1950
- Orwell, George, 1903-1950 -- Political and social views
- PHILOSOPHY -- Political
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies | Democracy
- Political and social views
- Politics and government
- Politik
- Social control
- Social control -- United States
- Soziale Kontrolle
- Terrorismus
- USA
- United States
- United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
- Orwell, George, 1903-1950 -- Influence
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