Science-fiction Studies, Volume 24, Part 1SFS Publications., 1997 - Science fiction |
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... social status and to prove " my idea's bigger than your idea . " ( Meritocrats are encouraged not to procreate . ) The fifth social order is the eccentrics , artists , individualists , and you encourage them to reveal themselves by ...
... social status and to prove " my idea's bigger than your idea . " ( Meritocrats are encouraged not to procreate . ) The fifth social order is the eccentrics , artists , individualists , and you encourage them to reveal themselves by ...
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... social science . The social science is usually terribly naive . I've always felt that the FOUNDA- TION trilogy , particularly the early books , are a great example of that . I respect a lot of things that Asimov has written , but when I ...
... social science . The social science is usually terribly naive . I've always felt that the FOUNDA- TION trilogy , particularly the early books , are a great example of that . I respect a lot of things that Asimov has written , but when I ...
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... social and cultural interventions . This view fails to recognize the potential of science fiction to offer alternative and critical ways of imagining social and cultural reality " ( 10 ) . Notably absent from Luckhurst's critique is any ...
... social and cultural interventions . This view fails to recognize the potential of science fiction to offer alternative and critical ways of imagining social and cultural reality " ( 10 ) . Notably absent from Luckhurst's critique is any ...
Contents
A Modest Proposal | 11 |
Greg Bear Gregory Benford and David Brin Building on Isaac | 17 |
F Clarke Before and After The Battle of Dorking | 33 |
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