Revolt in 2100.: The Prophets and the triumph of reason over superstition! With an Introduction by Henry Kuttner.
by HEINLEIN, Robert A
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Revolt in 2100 is a 1953 collection by Robert A. Heinlein and is part of his Future History series. The contents are as follows: Foreword by Henry Kuttner, "The Innocent Eye" "If This Goes On—" "Coventry" "Misfit" Future History chart Afterword: "Concerning Stories Never Written" The short novel, "If This Goes On—", describes a rebellion against an American theocracy and thus served as the vehicle for Heinlein to criticise the authoritarian potential of Protestant Christian fundamentalism.
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- Peter Harrington (GB)
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- Title
- Revolt in 2100.
- Author
- HEINLEIN, Robert A
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Chicago: Shasta Publications,
- Date Published
- 1953
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