LEADER 04358cam 2200637 i 4500001 on1030160750 003 OCoLC 005 20180524105512.5 008 180402t20182018enk b 001 0deng d 020 9780745399287 |qpaperback 020 0745399282 |qpaperback 020 9780745399294 |qhardcover 020 0745399290 |qhardcover 020 |z9781786801890 |qelectronic book |qPDF 020 |z1786801892 |qelectronic book |qPDF 020 |z9781786802200 |qelectronic book |qkindle edition 020 |z1786802201 |qelectronic book |qkindle edition 020 |z9781786802194 |qelectronic publication 020 |z1786802198 |qelectronic publication 035 (Sirsi) 40028363835 035 40028363835 035 (OCoLC)1030160750 040 CDX |beng |erda |cCDX |dYDX |dBDX |dCBY |dOCLCF |dINU |dNhCcYBP |dUtOrBLW 043 e-uk--- 050 4 PR6029.R8 |bZ7374 2018 082 04 823/.91209 |223 100 1 Newsinger, John, |d1948- |eauthor. |=^A357753 245 10 Hope lies in the proles : |bGeorge Orwell and the left / |cJohn Newsinger. 264 1 London : |bPluto Press, |c2018. 264 4 |c©2018 300 186 pages ; |c22 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-182) and index. 505 0 Introduction: discovering Orwell -- "Until they become conscious they will never rebel": Orwell and the working class -- "Why I join the ILP": Orwell and the left in the thirties -- "Giants are vermin": Orwell, fascism and the Holocaust -- "A long series of thermidors": Orwell, pacifism and the myth of the people's war -- "It is astonishing how little change has happened": Orwell, the Labour Party, and the Attlee government -- "Ceaseless espionage": Orwell and the secret states -- "2+2=5": Orwell, "Nineteen Eighty-Four," and the new left -- Conclusion: "capitalism has manifestly no future" - Orwell today. 520 George Orwell was one of the most significant literary figures on the left in the twentieth century. While books such as "Nineteen Eighty-Four," "Animal Farm," and "Homage to Catalonia" are regarded as modern classics, his own politics are less well understood. The author offers a sympathetic yet critical account of Orwell's political thinking and its continued significance. The book details Orwell's attempts to change working-class consciousness, and considers if his attitude towards the working class was romantic, realistic, or patronizing - or all three at different times. The author asks whether Orwell's anti-fascism was eclipsed by his criticism of the Soviet Union, and explores his ambivalent relationship with the Labour Party. The book also examines Orwell's changing views on the Second World War - from opposition to Britain entering the war to his later condemnations of pacifism. Focusing on the enduring interest in Orwell today, this is a unique, nuanced account which demonstrates that Orwell remained a committed socialist up until his death. 600 10 Orwell, George, |d1903-1950 |xPolitical and social views. |=^A18750 600 17 Orwell, George, |d1903-1950. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00036162 |?UNAUTHORIZED 650 0 Socialism |zGreat Britain |xHistory |y20th century. |=^A1133752 651 0 Great Britain |xPolitics and government |y20th century. |=^A18159 650 0 Proletariat. |=^A26594 650 0 Politics and literature |zGreat Britain |xHistory |y20th century. |=^A251061 650 0 Political fiction, English |xHistory and criticism. |=^A231831 650 7 Political and social views. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01353986 650 7 Politics and government. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01919741 650 7 Socialism. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01123637 651 7 Great Britain. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01204623 |?UNAUTHORIZED 648 7 Since 1900 |2fast 655 7 History. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01411628 776 08 |iOnline version:Newsinger, John, 1948- |tHope lies in the proles. |dLondon : Pluto Press, 2018 |z9781786801890 |w(OCoLC)1029443749 949 |i30372016672385 |ojjlm 960 |o1 |s24.00 |tJoyner48 |uJAPP |zUSD 596 1 998 4893673