The abuse of power in George Orwell's Nineteen eighty-four

Introduction

Chronology

Chapter 1. Background on George Orwell

1. The Life of George Orwell / David Morgan Zehr

2. Orwell Sees No Contradiction Between Patriotism and Socialism / George Orwell

3. Orwell Was Highly Principled / V.S. Pirtchett

4. Orwell Was Morally Right on Major Issues / Christopher Hitchens

Chapter 2. George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and the Abuse of Power

1. Nineteen Eighty-Four Is Terrifying Because It Rings True / Irving Howe

2. Nineteen Eighty-Four Depicts the Irrationality of Totalitarianism / Alex Zwerdling

3. Nineteenth Eighty-Four Predicts the Downfall of Totalitarianism by the Working Class / Richard J. Voorhees

4. In Nineteen Eighty-Four Absolute Compliance Is Demanded / Alfred Kazin

5. Nineteen Eighty-Four Warns of the Post-World War II Threats to Personal Liberty / Robert F. Gleckner

6. Nineteen Eighty-Four Is About the Misuse of Power / Julian Symons

7. Nineteen Eighty-Four Promotes the Values of the Common People / Stephen Ingle

8. Nineteen Eighty-Four Warns of the Dehumanization of Industrialism / Erich Fromm

9. The Capitalist Past in Nineteen Eighty-Four Is Presented Positively / Arthur Eckstein

10. Orwell's Private Nightmare Proved Prophetic / T.R. Fyvel

11. Orwell Accused the Leftist Intelligentsia of Abuse of Power in Nineteen Eighty-Four / John David Frodsham

Chapter 3. Contemporary Perspectives on the Abuse of Power

1. Islamic Totalitarianism Is Today's Version of Fascism / Douglas Streusand

2. Autocracies Are Threatened by the Financial Crisis / Joshua Kurlantzick

3. Wiretapping by the George W. Bush Administration Was Illegal and Should Be Investigated / Patrick Radden Keefe

4. Technology Makes Surveillance More Prevalent / Peter Funt

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For Further Reading

Bibliography

Index