Author: Cicely Hamilton
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262545225
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
From one of the earliest feminist science fiction writers, a novel that envisions the fall of civilization—and the plight of the modern woman in a post-apocalyptic wilderness. When war breaks out in Europe, British civilization collapses overnight. The ironically named protagonist must learn to survive by his wits in a new Britain. When we first meet Savage, he is a complacent civil servant, primarily concerned with romancing his girlfriend. During the brief war, in which both sides use population displacement as a terrible strategic weapon, Savage must battle his fellow countrymen. He shacks up with an ignorant young woman in a forest hut—a kind of inverse Garden of Eden, where no one is happy. Eventually, he sets off in search of other survivors . . . only to discover a primitive society where science and technology have come to be regarded with superstitious awe and terror. A pioneering feminist, Hamilton offers a warning about the degraded state of modern women, who—being “unhandy, unresourceful, superficial”—would suffer a particularly sad fate in a postapocalyptic social order.
Theodore Savage
Author: Cicely Hamilton
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262545225
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
From one of the earliest feminist science fiction writers, a novel that envisions the fall of civilization—and the plight of the modern woman in a post-apocalyptic wilderness. When war breaks out in Europe, British civilization collapses overnight. The ironically named protagonist must learn to survive by his wits in a new Britain. When we first meet Savage, he is a complacent civil servant, primarily concerned with romancing his girlfriend. During the brief war, in which both sides use population displacement as a terrible strategic weapon, Savage must battle his fellow countrymen. He shacks up with an ignorant young woman in a forest hut—a kind of inverse Garden of Eden, where no one is happy. Eventually, he sets off in search of other survivors . . . only to discover a primitive society where science and technology have come to be regarded with superstitious awe and terror. A pioneering feminist, Hamilton offers a warning about the degraded state of modern women, who—being “unhandy, unresourceful, superficial”—would suffer a particularly sad fate in a postapocalyptic social order.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262545225
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
From one of the earliest feminist science fiction writers, a novel that envisions the fall of civilization—and the plight of the modern woman in a post-apocalyptic wilderness. When war breaks out in Europe, British civilization collapses overnight. The ironically named protagonist must learn to survive by his wits in a new Britain. When we first meet Savage, he is a complacent civil servant, primarily concerned with romancing his girlfriend. During the brief war, in which both sides use population displacement as a terrible strategic weapon, Savage must battle his fellow countrymen. He shacks up with an ignorant young woman in a forest hut—a kind of inverse Garden of Eden, where no one is happy. Eventually, he sets off in search of other survivors . . . only to discover a primitive society where science and technology have come to be regarded with superstitious awe and terror. A pioneering feminist, Hamilton offers a warning about the degraded state of modern women, who—being “unhandy, unresourceful, superficial”—would suffer a particularly sad fate in a postapocalyptic social order.
Theodore Savage
Author: Cicely Hamilton
Publisher: Standard Ebooks
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
Theodore Savage opens with the title character, an office worker enjoying a comfortable life, anticipating his wedding. There are rumors of impending war; the people are excited, sure of their cause. When the war finally begins, Savage is called away to manage food distribution. But disaster soon follows as total war is unleashed on the country. As he adapts to a hard new life of man against man, fighting for ever-more-scarce resources, Savage wonders if he’ll ever return to his old life again. Cicely Hamilton wrote Theodore Savage shortly after the First World War, mindful of the terrifying destruction wrought with its poison gas and mechanized weaponry. She asserts that mankind is destined to become a slave to the things it creates, and advancement of knowledge will be its downfall. One reviewer found the story lacking in detail and credibility, and thought it too far-fetched that the whole world would collapse to a primitive state with no one to carry on the torch of knowledge. Another reviewer questioned the assertion that disaster follows inevitably from scientific knowledge in a never-ending cycle. But from an artistic point of view, the novel was regarded as imaginative and clever, despite its subject matter, which was rather dreary for a world still recovering from the Great War. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.
Publisher: Standard Ebooks
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
Theodore Savage opens with the title character, an office worker enjoying a comfortable life, anticipating his wedding. There are rumors of impending war; the people are excited, sure of their cause. When the war finally begins, Savage is called away to manage food distribution. But disaster soon follows as total war is unleashed on the country. As he adapts to a hard new life of man against man, fighting for ever-more-scarce resources, Savage wonders if he’ll ever return to his old life again. Cicely Hamilton wrote Theodore Savage shortly after the First World War, mindful of the terrifying destruction wrought with its poison gas and mechanized weaponry. She asserts that mankind is destined to become a slave to the things it creates, and advancement of knowledge will be its downfall. One reviewer found the story lacking in detail and credibility, and thought it too far-fetched that the whole world would collapse to a primitive state with no one to carry on the torch of knowledge. Another reviewer questioned the assertion that disaster follows inevitably from scientific knowledge in a never-ending cycle. But from an artistic point of view, the novel was regarded as imaginative and clever, despite its subject matter, which was rather dreary for a world still recovering from the Great War. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.
Theodore Savage
Author: Cicely Hamilton
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
In Theodore Savage, a sudden aerial war in Europe has overtaken Britain and thrown all of British civilization into upheaval. Anybody would enjoy reading the adventurous tale of Theodore Savage, an educated civil servant trying to survive unlikely circumstances. Excerpt: Of the last few weeks in the world that was and ever should be, he recalled... very little of great hurrying and public events...
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
In Theodore Savage, a sudden aerial war in Europe has overtaken Britain and thrown all of British civilization into upheaval. Anybody would enjoy reading the adventurous tale of Theodore Savage, an educated civil servant trying to survive unlikely circumstances. Excerpt: Of the last few weeks in the world that was and ever should be, he recalled... very little of great hurrying and public events...
Executive Sessions of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anti-communist movements
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anti-communist movements
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Routledge Library Editions: Utopias
Author: Various
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 100051885X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1789
Book Description
Routledge Library Editions: Utopias (6 volume set) contains titles, originally published between 1923 and 1982. It includes volumes focusing on Utopian fiction, both as a genre in its own right and also from a feminist perspective. In addition, there are sociological texts that examine the history of Utopian thought, from the writings of Plato and beyond, as well as specific examples of people who have tried to create Utopian communities.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 100051885X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1789
Book Description
Routledge Library Editions: Utopias (6 volume set) contains titles, originally published between 1923 and 1982. It includes volumes focusing on Utopian fiction, both as a genre in its own right and also from a feminist perspective. In addition, there are sociological texts that examine the history of Utopian thought, from the writings of Plato and beyond, as well as specific examples of people who have tried to create Utopian communities.
Sessional Papers
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 1112
Book Description
"Report of the Dominion fishery commission on the fisheries of the province of Ontario, 1893", issued as vol. 26, no. 7, supplement.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 1112
Book Description
"Report of the Dominion fishery commission on the fisheries of the province of Ontario, 1893", issued as vol. 26, no. 7, supplement.
Sessional Papers
Author: Canada. Parliament
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 1112
Book Description
"Report of the Dominion fishery commission on the fisheries of the province of Ontario, 1893", issued as vol. 26, no. 7, supplement.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 1112
Book Description
"Report of the Dominion fishery commission on the fisheries of the province of Ontario, 1893", issued as vol. 26, no. 7, supplement.
The Civil Service List of Canada ...
Author: Canada. Dept. of the Secretary of State
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil service
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil service
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Risk: A Study Of Its Origins, History And Politics
Author: Matthias Beck
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9814579297
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Over a period of several centuries, the academic study of risk has evolved as a distinct body of thought, which continues to influence conceptual developments in fields such as economics, management, politics and sociology. However, few scholarly works have given a chronological account of cultural and intellectual trends relating to the understanding and analysis of risks. Risk: A Study of its Origins, History and Politics aims to fill this gap by providing a detailed study of key turning points in the evolution of society's understanding of risk. Using a wide range of primary and secondary materials, Matthias Beck and Beth Kewell map the political origins and moral reach of some of the most influential ideas associated with risk and uncertainty at specific periods of time. The historical focus of the book makes it an excellent introduction for readers who wish to go beyond specific risk management techniques and their theoretical underpinnings, to gain an understanding of the history and politics of risk.
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9814579297
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Over a period of several centuries, the academic study of risk has evolved as a distinct body of thought, which continues to influence conceptual developments in fields such as economics, management, politics and sociology. However, few scholarly works have given a chronological account of cultural and intellectual trends relating to the understanding and analysis of risks. Risk: A Study of its Origins, History and Politics aims to fill this gap by providing a detailed study of key turning points in the evolution of society's understanding of risk. Using a wide range of primary and secondary materials, Matthias Beck and Beth Kewell map the political origins and moral reach of some of the most influential ideas associated with risk and uncertainty at specific periods of time. The historical focus of the book makes it an excellent introduction for readers who wish to go beyond specific risk management techniques and their theoretical underpinnings, to gain an understanding of the history and politics of risk.
The Outlook
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description