The abuse of power in George Orwell's Nineteen eighty-four
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Detroit : Greenhaven Press, [2010].
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215 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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9780737748055 (hardcover), 9780737748062 (pbk.), 0737748052 (hardcover), 0737748060 (pbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-207) and index.
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Provides background on the life of English novelist George Orwell and his influences, features eleven articles that explore the abuse of power in his novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four," and examines issues of the abuse of power in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
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Bryfonski, D. (2010). The abuse of power in George Orwell's Nineteen eighty-four. Detroit, Greenhaven Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Bryfonski, Dedria. 2010. The Abuse of Power in George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four. Detroit, Greenhaven Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Bryfonski, Dedria, The Abuse of Power in George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four. Detroit, Greenhaven Press, 2010.
MLA Citation (style guide)Bryfonski, Dedria. The Abuse of Power in George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four. Detroit, Greenhaven Press, 2010.
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| 505 | 0 | |a 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. | |
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