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The Betrayal of Dissent - Beyond Orwell, Hitchens and the New American Century (Paperback)
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The Betrayal of Dissent - Beyond Orwell, Hitchens and the New American Century (Paperback)
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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.
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