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The Road to Wigan Pier

Book • 1937

The book is divided into two parts.

The first part is a detailed and evocative account of the poverty and living conditions of the working class in northern England, particularly in mining towns like Wigan.

Orwell describes the harsh realities of miners' lives, the poor housing conditions, and the economic struggles faced by these communities.

The second part of the book is a more political treatise where Orwell discusses the failures of socialism and his own socialist solutions to the problems he observed.

He critiques the middle class and the intellectual left, while advocating for a more practical and compassionate form of socialism.

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Chris Williamson

Mentioned in 20 episodes

Mentioned by

Rolf Potts

in relation to an essay about the experience of travel.

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Mentioned by

Chris Williamson

when discussing a quote from Orwell about upper-class snobs.

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Mentioned by Jordan B. Peterson when discussing the harsh conditions faced by coal miners in the UK during the 1930s.

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Ben Shapiro

as a book about poverty in Britain.

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Tom Holland

as a book that made Orwell famous.

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Rafe Kelly

in relation to machine civilization and its impact on society.

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Robert Evans

as an early influence on Jordan Peterson's thinking.

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Laura Beers

as a critique of inequality and unemployment.

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Megan McArdle

in the context of cultural shifts and changing social norms.

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Adam Tooze

when discussing entropy and capitalism.

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Musa al-Gharbi

when discussing symbolic capitalists and their relationship with the working class.

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Mentioned by

Dorian Lynskey

as a book by George Orwell.

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Mentioned by

Musa al-Gharbi

in the context of his observations on intersectionality and the capture of social justice movements.

Mentioned by

Agnes Callard

as the author of “The Road to Wigan Pier”.

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Mentioned by

Noah Smith

, referencing Orwell's critique of British socialists for ignoring the working class.

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Mentioned by

Musa al-Gharbi

for its relevance to contemporary left-wing activism.

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Mentioned by

Musa al-Gharbi

in the context of the left's historical tendency to judge and condescend.

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Mentioned by

Dorian Lynskey

as one of the writers that Sandy Notley introduced Peterson to when he was younger.

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Mentioned by Josie Dillac in the context of cheap, readily available food during times of hardship.

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