6. Orwell and the Hypocrisy of Ideology

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Hobbes and the Mask of Power 16
7. 2. Mandeville and the Virtues of Vice 45
8. 3. The American Revolution and the Art of Sincerity 74
9. 4. Bentham and the Utility of Fiction 116
10. 5. Victorian Democracy and Victorian Hypocrisy 142
11. 6. Orwell and the Hypocrisy of Ideology 168
12. Conclusion. Sincerity and Hypocrisy in Democratic Politics 194
13. Notes 227
14. Bibliography 245
15. Index 259