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W. H. G. Armytage, Armytage W. H. G.

Yesterday''s Tomorrows - A Historical Survey of Future Societies

English · Paperback / Softback

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Description

First published in 1968, Yesterday's Tomorrows shows how imaginative visions of the future refresh minds for renewed grappling with the present by arming them with ideas for man's future needs.

List of contents

Preface 1. Mantic Heritage 2. Extravagance to Extrapolation 3. The Debate Begins: from Noble Savage to Last Man 4. The Gothic Imagination 5. The Other Side 6. Bellamy and the Mechanical Millenarians 7. Superman and the System 8. The Disenchanted Mechanophobes 9. Virgils of the Dynamo 10. Sectarian Scientism 11. Surmising Forums 12. Operational Eschatologies Notes Index

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W. H. G. Armytage

Summary

First published in 1968, Yesterday’s Tomorrows shows how imaginative visions of the future refresh minds for renewed grappling with the present by arming them with ideas for man’s future needs.

Product details

Authors	W. H. G. Armytage, Armytage W. H. G.
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd.

Languages	English
Product format	Paperback / Softback
Released	30.01.2024

EAN	9781032145280
ISBN	978-1-0-3214528-0
No. of pages	302
Series	Routledge Revivals
Subjects	Humanities, art, music > Philosophy PHILOSOPHY / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Philosophy, LITERARY CRITICISM / Comparative Literature, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Literature: history & criticism, Literature: history and criticism

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