Literary Criticism - General & Miscellaneous, 20th Century American Literature - General & Miscellaneous - Literary Criticism, Sociology - General & Miscellaneous, United States - Civilization, English Fiction & Prose Literature - 20th Century - Literary
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Overview
The essence of life in an oligarchy like George Orwell presents in '1984' is that freedom of choice is virtually non-existent. But what happens when so many trivial and meaningless choices inundate a culture such as our own and freedom itself becomes devalued? In 'A Do-It-Yourself Dystopia', through a variety of essays, Steven Carter addresses this and other issues in a wide-ranging search for hidden oligarchies of the American self.
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Casting a wary eye on American culture, Carter (California State U.) suggests that Orwell's nightmare has come to fruition in a distinctly American form. Big Brother's thought control, warns Carter in a series of nine essays, is springing spontaneously from our linguistic and cultural practices. The divorce of language from meaning, the contribution of public relations and marketing to an inability to examine real value, the societal suppression of passion, and the rapid assimilation and subversion of countercultures are among the themes addressed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
July 1, 2002
Publisher
The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Inc
Pages
182
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780761822714