Rebecca west is best known for her contribution to nonfiction writing, in which she showed a remarkable facility for blending the genres of history, travel, biography, and literary criticism. But as the welfarestate vision of their parents became a reality, the. Rebecca west s gripping chronicle of englands world war ii traitors, expanded and updated for the cold war era in the meaning of treason, rebecca west tackled not only the history and facts behind the spate of world war ii traitors, but the overriding social forces at. Treason, by the scope of its definition and application, measures the effective difference between police state and democracy. In 1945 harold ross, the new yorkers founding editor, asked west to report on the trials of william joyce and john amery, two british fascists who had fled to nazi germany. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. See all books authored by rebecca west, including black lamb and grey falcon, and the return of the soldier, and more on. West was an internationally acclaimed journalist, novelist, literary critic and travel writer. Rebecca west was one of the giants and will have a lasting place in english literature. The book is titled the meaning of treason and it was written by rebecca west.
M is for the meaning of treason, simply superb storytelling in association with. West s acclaimed examination of traitors, this gripping profile takes readers inside world war ii spy rings and gets to the heart of what it means to betray ones country. Communist militancy and treason in the englishspeaking world during the 1930s and 40s. Because a traitor in those days was seen as a clearcut fact, as quoted from rebecca west. Rebecca wests gripping chronicle of englands world war ii traitors, expanded and updated for the cold war era. Rebecca west was one of the major literary figures of the 20th century, known for her lifelong commitment to feminist issues. Miss west is in her element explaining and poking fun at the simple constituent facts of modem nationhood. The meaning of treason by rebecca west fantastic fiction. The meaning of treason by rebecca west nook book ebook. Miss west considers some english traitors of world war ii. Rebecca west, the forgotten vorticist books the guardian.
Rebecca west whose return of the soldier i well remember from a level english lit, writes in a somewhat baroque though nevertheless vivid style. Striped dust jacket over burgundy cloth with gilt lettering. For here in a brilliant reporting of some of englands outstanding treason trials is. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a. Throughout her career, rebecca west dug into psyches, real and fictional, to try to understand the meaning of betrayal. Wests acclaimed examination of traitors, this gripping profile takes readers inside world war ii spy rings and gets to the heart of what it means to betray ones country throughout her career, rebecca west dug into psyches, real and fictional, to try to understand the meaning of betrayal. The meaning of treason by rebecca west librarything. Cicely isabel fairfield, known by her pen name rebecca west, or dame rebecca west, dbe was an english author, journalist, literary critic, and travel writer. William joyce was only one growth from a fascist stem. Dame rebecca wests analysis of world war ii treachery and an exploration of the impulse to betray. Buy the meaning of treason new ed by rebecca west isbn. Publication date 19850305 publisher penguin nonclassics collection. I first read rebecca wests meaning of treason in the 1990s. West had a long love affair with the writer h g wells.
These include the meaning of treason 1949, about the spies burgess and maclean, and a train of powder 1955 about the nuremberg trials. Review of the meaning of treason by rebecca west chicago. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The meaning of treason ebook by rebecca west rakuten kobo. The rules defining it are among the few great rules of law of any society. Rebecca west contends he was a newer type of facist leader, someone drawn from an unremarkable home. The new meaning of treason refers mainly to communist postwar betrayals of trust whose roots go back to the prewar period. West believes the state provides the reason for treason, not that individuals who commit the crime are responsible. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. She does not strain for effects, nor write within the limits of a theory.
Jul 14, 2017 rebecca west wrote a once wellknown book about british supporters of the nazis during world war ii that she called the meaning of treason 1947. In the closing days of the second world war, the name lord haw haw was synonymous with the cry of traitor. Wests acclaimed examination of traitors, this gripping profile takes readers inside world war ii spy rings and gets to. May 25, 2011 the meaning of treason was originally conceived as a magazine assignment. Fascinating history of treason in the 20th century with a thorough and well researched section on the traitor william joyce.
Rebecca west gives the reader, in these accounts of the british treason trials of william joyce, john amery and others, the pleasurable sensation of listening to. Rebecca west audio books, best sellers, author bio. There have been more comprehensive histories of espionage, but none couched in prose of this. Bright pages with light tanning to endpapers and page edges. Following world war ii, west also published two books on the relation of the individual to the state, called the meaning of treason and a train of powder.
The meaning of treasonclassic treason casesrebecca. Read the meaning of treason by rebecca west available from rakuten kobo. The publication of the first rebecca west since grey lamb and black falcon is a literary event, and her admirers, while perhaps not large in numbers, are significant in the influence they wield. In this book, full accounts are given of the portland spy ring, george blake, and john vassall, the admiralty clerk. Rebecca west, british journalist, novelist, and critic, who was perhaps best known for her reports on the nurnberg trials of nazi war criminals, which were collected in the book a train of powder. When, in 1936, general emilio mola announced that he would capture madrid because he had four columns outside the city and a fifth column of sympathizers within, the world pounced on the phrase with the eagerness of a man who has been groping for an important word. The new meaning of treason movies the new york times. West s acclaimed examination of traitors, this gripping profile takes readers inside world war ii spy rings and gets to the heart of what it means to betray ones country throughout her career, rebecca west dug into psyches, real and fictional, to try to understand the meaning of betrayal. In her classic study of wwii, dame rebecca west interprets the impulse of treachery and betrayal.
The new meaning of treason by rebecca west 1964, hardcover. Other articles where the meaning of treason is discussed. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. New meaning of treason by rebecca west overdrive rakuten. No one in this century wrote more dazzling prose, or had more wit, or looked at the intricacies of human character and the ways of the world more intelligently. See all 10 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Her mother, isabella, a scotswoman, was an accomplished pianist but did not pursue a musical career after her marriage to charles fairfield. Wests acclaimed examination of traitors, this gripping profi. The meaning of treasonclassic treason casesrebecca west. Miss wests black lamb and grey falcon was an exciting book. Renowned for her stylish prose and wit, george bernard shaw said that she can handle a pen as brilliantly as ever i.
The meaning of treason, by dame rebecca west, is a very readable, conversational exploration of the recent history of treason and its possible motivations. Among her other notable books are the novel the return of the soldier and the nonfiction work black lamb and grey falcon. Rebecca west s book is a very thorough examination of what treason is, how it affects the traitor and those whom he or she betrays. A prolific, protean author who wrote in many genres, west was committed to feminist and liberal principles and was one of the foremost public intellectuals of the twentieth century. Much of this early writing, including the blast story, is collected in the young rebecca. The new meaning of treason by rebecca west nook book. She published eight novels in addition to her masterpiece black lamb and grey falcon, for which she made several trips to the balkans. The meaning of treason, by rebecca west commentary. From the trials of william joyce and john amery, the. The author uses a number of case studies, too numerous to be listed here, to demonstrate the shadowy unstable world of the. Rub marks, water drops and a couple of tiny nicks to text block edges. Rebecca west 18921983 was a novelist, biographer, journalist, and critic.
As west reveals in this expanded edition, the ideologically driven amateurs of world war ii were followed by the much more sinister professional spies for whom the cold war era proved a lucrative playground and put western safety at risk. Later she published a similar collection, the new meaning of treason 1964. Black lamb and grey falcon and the meaning of treason. Rebecca west gives the reader, in these accounts of the british treason trials of william joyce, john amery and others, the pleasurable sensation of listening to an adult. The new meaning of treason by rebecca west nook book ebook. West s acclaimed examination of traitorsnow available as an ebooka gripping profile that takes readers inside world war ii spy rings and gets to the heart of what it means to betray ones countrythroughout her career, rebecca west dug into psyches, real and fictional, to try to understand the meaning of betrayal. I will quote a couple of passages for interest on how the modern media has played its part in the dissemination of propaganda. Buy the meaning of treason new ed by west, rebecca isbn. This was the man whose voice rang out over the airwaves, prophesying death and destruction to a nation besieged by hitlers war, a man known to millions in britain as lord hawhaw. The young rebecca, writings of rebecca west 191117, a. Dec 18, 2012 at one time, the novelist, critic, feminist, and troublemaker rebecca west, whose birthday incidentally is on friday, was considered one of the greatest writers of the 20 th century. Rebecca west was born cicily isabel fairfield in 1892 in london, uk, and grew up in a home full of intellectual stimulation, political debate, lively company, books and music.
As west reveals in this expanded edition, the ideologically driven amateurs of world war ii were followed by the much more sinister professional spies for whom the cold war era proved a. Wests gripping work of journalismnow available as an ebook the bestselling chronicle of englands world war ii traitors, expanded and updated for the cold war era in the meaning of treason, rebecca west tackled not only the history and facts beh. Mar 11, 2020 rebecca west, british journalist, novelist, and critic, who was perhaps best known for her reports on the nurnberg trials of nazi war criminals, which were collected in the book a train of powder. At the time i was more interested in the looping grace of wests sentences than in. The meaning of treason by rebecca west the meaning of treason is a fascinating, if somewhat biased, discussion about what treason means in the modern world and although it was first published in 1949, i found it highly relevant to current political events. In 1945 rebecca west was sent by the new yorker to report the trial of one of this centurys most notorious war criminals, william joyce. The occasion for my visit to dame rebecca is the scheduled publication in the united states this month of two books by her.
Men like cheney, limbaugh, hannity, and beck see this as quaint and a sign of weakness, and in rejecting this fundamental ideal they are committing a form of treason, at least as rebecca west defined it. The new meaning of treason by rebecca west overdrive. Rebecca west books list of books by author rebecca west. Publication date 1947 topics joyce, william, 19061946, amery, john, 19121945, trials treason publisher new york. West s gripping work of journalismnow available as an ebook the bestselling chronicle of englands world war ii traitors, expanded and updated for the cold war era in the meaning of treason, rebecca west tackled not only the history and facts behind the spate of world war ii traitors, but the overriding social forces at work to challenge mans connection to his fatherland.
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