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Six hundred years into the future, humans are bred by cloning, and "mother" and "father" are forbidden words. Originally published in 1932, Huxley's terrifying vision of a controlled and emotionless future "Utopian" society is truly startling in its prediction of m...

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Main Author: Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Bantam Books, 1958, ©1946.
Edition:Bantam classic edition.
Series:Bantam classic.
Subjects:
Passivity (Psychology) > Fiction.
Genetic engineering > Fiction.
Totalitarianism > Fiction.
Collectivism > Fiction.
Dystopias > Fiction.
Passivité (Psychologie) > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Totalitarisme > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Collectivisme > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Dystopies > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Collectivism
Dystopias
Genetic engineering
Passivity (Psychology)
Totalitarianism
Gesellschaft
Totalitarismus
English fiction > 1900-1999 (20th century)
Fiction
Science fiction.
Dystopian fiction.
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Summary:Six hundred years into the future, humans are bred by cloning, and "mother" and "father" are forbidden words. Originally published in 1932, Huxley's terrifying vision of a controlled and emotionless future "Utopian" society is truly startling in its prediction of modern scientific and cultural phenomena, including test-tube babies and rampant drug abuse
Item Description:"FC85."
"SC206"--Cover, 33rd printing, 1966.
Originally published in 1932.
Physical Description:xiv, 176 pages ; 18 cm
Also issued online.