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Orwell's Faded Lion traces the history of Britain from the end of the Second World War, during the darkest days of which George Orwell wrote The Lion and the Unicorn, calling for a British revolution, to the present. The book confronts the actual direction taken by British society against the background of the high hopes of the generation that survived the war. The book also considers Britain alongside its European neighbours, drawing upon personal experiences of living and travelling widely in Europe, as well as experience of left-wing party politics and of the Northern Ireland situation in the 1980s.
Jun 1, 2015

http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-5db0-An-exercise-in-post-Orwellian-pessimism#.Vb9ihvnNWk8

Source: Morning Star

Credit: Gordon Parsons

"In his overview and analysis of that period, Anthony James models his approach and style on Orwell. And, while he doesn't chance his arm at forecasting the future as much or as confidently as his inspiration, he captures something of the polemical style and the characteristic savaging of his targets."

Oct 30, 2015

http://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/socialist-standard/2010s/2015/no-1334-october-2015/book-reviews-mad-hell-charlie-chaplin-orwell%E2%80%99s-fa

Source: Worldsocialism.org

Credit: Tristan Miller

"[A]n entertaining and potentially thought-provoking read… [James] especially focuses on Britain's insularity and failure to live up to the revolutionary hopes he says Orwell had for it."

Sep 30, 2016

https://davidmarxbookreviews.wordpress.com/2016/09/30/orwells-faded-lion/

Source: David Marx Book Reviews

Credit: David Marx

"Orwell's Faded Lion… is a tough, gritty, honest and, at times, bleak overview of Britain’s political morass since the end of the Second World War. Although what accounts for its most readable quality (I couldn’t help but read the entire book in the best part of two sittings) is its clear and concise, rightful apprehension of the truth… [It] makes for a thunder-bolt of an awakening call."
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- Publication Date: 20 April 2015
- ISBN-13: 9781845407582
- Product Content: Text (eye-readable)
- Extent: Main content page count : 170
- Code: 9781845407582
- Dimensions: 13.5 x 21 x 1.2 cm
- Weight: 250 grams
- Packaging Type: No outer packaging
- List Price: £14.95
- ONIX Version 2.1, Version 3

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Title: Orwell's Faded Lion
Subtitle: The Moral Atmosphere of Britain 1945-2015
Author: Anthony James
Language: English
Publisher: Imprint Academic
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