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The powerworship which is the new religion of Europe , and which has infected
the English intelligentsia , has never touched the common people . They have
never caught up with power politics . The “ realism ” which is preached in
Japanese ...
The powerworship which is the new religion of Europe , and which has infected
the English intelligentsia , has never touched the common people . They have
never caught up with power politics . The “ realism ” which is preached in
Japanese ...
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Socialism and the English Genius George Orwell. working class were in contact
... The insularity of the English , their refusal to take foreigners seriously , is a folly
that has to be paid for very heavily from time to time . But it plays its part in the ...
Socialism and the English Genius George Orwell. working class were in contact
... The insularity of the English , their refusal to take foreigners seriously , is a folly
that has to be paid for very heavily from time to time . But it plays its part in the ...
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And underlying this is the really important fact about so many of the English
intelligentsia — their severance from the common culture of the country . In
intention , at any rate , the English intelligentsia are Europeanized . They take
their cookery ...
And underlying this is the really important fact about so many of the English
intelligentsia — their severance from the common culture of the country . In
intention , at any rate , the English intelligentsia are Europeanized . They take
their cookery ...
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User Review - the.ken.petersen - LibraryThingIt seems harsh to criticise George Orwell's optimism when he implies that socialism has become inevitable: he was writing in 1941, I thought so in 1980. Sadly, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and ... Read full review
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| Title | The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius Issue 1 of Searchlight books |
| Author | George Orwell |
| Publisher | Secker & Warburg, 1941 |
| Length | 126 pages |
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