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Brave new world : and, Brave new world revisited / Aldous Huxley ; foreword by Christopher Hitchens.
Contains the text of Huxley's prophetic work and includes his discussion about social problems and the human condition since its publication.
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- ISBN: 0060776099
- ISBN: 9780060776091
- Physical Description: xxi, 340 p. ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005, c2004.
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| Formatted Contents Note: | Foreword / Christopher Hitchens -- Brave new world -- Foreword / Aldous Huxley -- Brave new world revisited -- Foreword / Aldous Huxley -- I. Over-population -- II. Quantity, quality, morality -- III. Over-organization -- IV. Propaganda in a democratic society -- V. Propaganda under a dictatorship -- VI. The arts of selling -- VII. Brainwashing -- VIII. Chemical persuasion -- IX. Subconscious persuasion -- X. Hypnopaedia -- XI. Education for freedom -- XII. What can be done? |
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| Subject: | Passivity (Psychology) > Fiction. Genetic engineering > Fiction. Totalitarianism > Fiction. Collectivism > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Psychological fiction. Political fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | PR 6015 .U9 B73 2005 | 30775305457070 | General Collection | Available | - |
Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited
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Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited
Aldous Huxley was born in Surrey, England, in 1894. He attended Oxford University and taught briefly at Eton College. He also was a staff writer for Athenaeum and Westminster Gazette. He is the author of many critically acclaimed works of fiction and nonfiction, including The Doors of Perception, Island, Eyeless in Gaza, Crome Yellow, and The Perennial Philosophy. He received the Award of Merit and the Gold Medal from the Academy of Arts and Letters in 1959. He died in California in 1963.
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