Abstract
This article discusses a number of surprisingly prescient themes in George Orwell’s Nineteen eighty-four that can be used to structure a contemporary conversation about state crime in connection with the so-called ‘War on Terror’. The themes are: Rocket Bombs; Newspeak; Doublethink; Telescreen: “Big Brother is watching you”; Thought Crime; Room 101; Oceania as Empire; and “War without end”. The exposition of these themes is followed by some key points about state crime, leading up to an argument about empire crime.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 77-96 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | New Zealand Sociology |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- Orwell_George_1903, 1950. Nineteen eighty, four
- War on Terrorism_2001, 2009
- imperialism
- state crimes
- terrorism
