Notes on Nationalism: George Orwell (Penguin Modern) by George Orwell

Notes on Nationalism: George Orwell (Penguin Modern) Reviews

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  goodreads Customer

  A good little essay that made me think depper about nationalism. The concept of nationalism is described in this essay outside the concept of a nation state and as being loyal to a philosophy/nation/religion etc to the point you ignore its failings and stop using
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  David Pacheco

  Although short and written in the 1940s, Orwells essay on nationalism, or rather sectarism, as one might put it, is a piece of marvelous writting, still very up to date in the XXI century. His remarks on anti semitism in Britain are also quite interesting. A very good
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  English Teacher

  Orwell has always been one of my favourite thinkers, because he cuts jargon from political discourse. He has principles, but no ideology. Notes explains how nationalism manifests itself and how it appeals to the public. Most alarming is Orwells recognition
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  Nikhil

  This work might be sometime old, but it still makes sense today. George Orwell approaches the idea with an unbiased opinion and this proves how we all are slaves of our passion to follow an ideology. Why we get to a point where are cannot see the things as they are but
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  Pau

  Another great book from G.Orwell. Its not a novel, but Orwells notes and thoughts about nationalism, but also antisemitism and society control through sports. Its got three chapters on different topics: Notes on Nationalism
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  Dean Thornton

  Got my book today. Quick delivery. Happy with my purchase. Thanks.
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  Vex

  Quite possibly his best from the ones Ive read, it really paints a picture about the rationality of a persons viewpoint. Like all of Orwells books, easy to read, difficult to put down and still as relevant as the day it was written.
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  Puck in a Truck

  Certainly great food for thought. At times he is undone by his criticism of pacifists and sweeping statements of other groups of people, which is tainted and also dated, his hyperbole can be forgiven because of his lucidly in other areas
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  Daniel J. Mooney

  This is a collection of three essays by George Orwell written in 1945 and published originally in the magazines: Polemic, Contemporary Jewish Record, and Tribune. All of them are additionally collected, along with a host of others, in Orwell’s Collected Essays. The three essays, “Notes on Nationalism”, “Antisemitism in Britain” and “The Sporting Spirit”, have a similar theme. Each is an analysis of the phenomenon called nationalism.Orwell divides nationalism and separates it from patriotism, but he also discusses an aspect of nationalism which I find fascinating and relevant to American society today. That of negative nationalism, where a person can have a purely negative attitude towards a society (usually the one they live in) with no positive feelings towards any other culture or country. While slightly different, this attitude is just as destructive as pro nationalist attitude as a person’s main motivation. The negative nationalist just wants to destroy anything to do with a society, to erase and condemn it completely. Often this is the prime motivation of various Communist\Socialist parties worming their way into positions of power.In the second essay, “Antisemitism in Britain”, Orwell discusses how anti Jewish sentiment has not dissipated in Britain, but due to the Nazi atrocities it isn’t discussed any. Many people secretly still dislike the Jews, but would never openly admit it, making “stamping it out” (Orwell’s words) completely impossible if it hidden.The last article is rather lighthearted and demonstrates the tribal nature that people take to one’s sports team, and how often that team is much important to people than the politicians about them. He points out people often treat their chosen political party with the same rah rah rah mentality that they do their football team. It’s not theyre winning. Its we’re winning.
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  Jozef Durana

  I do recommend it.
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  Sundram Shahi

  Book Review : Notes on Nationalism by George OrwellMy rating : 4.5 🌟/5🌟My opinion: George Orwell for me is a legendary writer whose words I find to be very straight and hes very vocal towards what he believes to be right and true 🌟🙌 and in this book he explained to me the real nationalism , and how people always confuse it with patriotism and what are the misconceptions about it 😲 for example his take on NATIONALISM vs PATRIOTISM( i.e “The difference between patriotism and nationalism is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does , and the nationalist is proud of his country no matter what it does ; the first attitude creates a feeling of responsibility while the second a feeling of blind arrogance that leads to a war.”) is very thought provoking for me and there are various elements like this which needed to be read by people who enjoy this genre of nonfiction and a bit of real politics 🙌🌟 My recommendation : This book is true to the topic comprised of witty writing style of Orwell 👍🐥
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  -R

  Larticolo è arrivato nei tempi previsti e perfettamente conforme alla descrizione. Leggermente impolverato, ma per il resto in perfette condizioni.Non ho letto questo volume in quanto non lho acquistato per me, ma personalmente posseggo diversi di questi libriccini (sia questi Penguin Modern che quelli della collana Black) e ritengo che siano delle vere chicche. Un modo molto economico e soddisfacente di approfondire autori celebri srudiando i loro scritti secondari, o, al contrario, di approcciare per la prima volta mostri sacri della letteratura partendo da racconti brevi e più semplici rispetto a opere di maggiore spessore.Il prezzo è davvero irrisorio, ne vale assolutamente la pena!
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  Emely B.

  Volveré a comprar