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The social and political thought of George Orwell; a reassessment.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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The social and political thought of George Orwell; a reassessment.

Ingle, Stephen.

Routledge

2006

225 pages

$105.00

Hardcover

Routledge studies in social and political thought; 45

PR6029

Ingle (politics, U. of Stirling) offers a new reading of the much studied Orwell, arguing that, although Orwell is often read as a socialist, he is best understood as a moralist and imaginative writer. In making his point, Ingle covers such topics as the myths of working-class socialism; socialism, family values and poverty; the threat of ...

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