Orwell's Australia: From Cold War to Culture Wars (Scribe Short Books)

A discussion of George Orwell's relevance to contemporary Australian life and political debate is introduced in this text on modern-day Australian politics. Arguing that in an era of global war and national insecurity, the Australian center-left must once again become the defender of a social democracy without ideology, this book seeks to inspire action reminiscent of that which Orwell advocated the English left take half a century ago. The book broadens the understanding of Orwell's beliefs and values, dispels their misuse in political debate, and challenge neoconservatives' use of Orwell's ideologies to justify their beliefs.