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Orwell’s Australia

from cold war to culture wars
Dennis Glover

'Orwell has two key messages that speak directly to contemporary Australians: that respecting the truth is essential to restoring the integrity of our democratic system; and that if we want to preserve our egalitarian way of life, the centre-left must get in touch with ordinary people again.'

George Orwell has had an astonishing influence on Australian politics, often in ways he would have disapproved of fiercely. Today, one hundred years after his birth, his relevance is growing rather than diminishing.

Orwell's insights and values represent a challenge and an opportunity for the Australian left ‚ especially because a host of public institutions and once-unquestioned rights are being attacked by a determined and ideologically driven band of radical conservatives, many of whom justify their beliefs through an appeal to the socialist George Orwell.

Orwell's Australia argues that, in an era of global war and national insecurity, the Australian left must once again become the defenders of our way of life and political institutions — just as Orwell wanted the English left to do over half-a-century ago. The left needs to reclaim Orwell for Australia's good.

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Format:Paperback

Size: 210mm × 135mm

Extent:144pp

ISBN (13):9780908011568

RRP:$24.99

Pub date:6 Oct 2003

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Politics & government POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory Political structure & processes International relations Australasian & Pacific history POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International)POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand

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Dennis Glover

Dennis Glover is an honorary visiting fellow in the school of social sciences at La Trobe University and a speechwriter for Labor politicians. He has been principal speechwriter to the two previous leaders of the federal opposition, Simon Crean and Mark Latham, and has also worked as a political adviser to John Brumby and other Labor politicians. Before entering politics he was a historian, specialising in early modern European history and Australian cultural history. He lives in Melbourne.

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