| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Politics, literature, & film |
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Politics, literature, & film.
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| Contents |
Perfecting the human -- The City divided: Fritz Lang's Metropolis -- Of gods and robots: Ridley Scott's Prometheus -- The politics of remembering: Michael Gondry's Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind -- The price of immortality: Kazuo Ishiguro's Never let me go and natural rights in a cloned world -- Shiny people, happy people: saving the world from mankind in Margaret Atwood's Oryx and crake -- Self-guided evolution or self-destruction? |
| Summary |
This book explores the relationship between modern technological progress and classical liberalism. The compatibility of classical liberalism and technology is questioned, using fiction and film as a window into Western society's views on politics, economics, religion, technology, and the family |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Technology in literature.
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Technology in motion pictures.
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Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) in literature.
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Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) in motion pictures.
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Liberalism in literature.
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Politics and literature.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary.
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Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) in literature
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Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) in motion pictures
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Liberalism in literature
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Politics and literature
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Technology in literature
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Technology in motion pictures
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2016053865 |
| ISBN |
9781498509930 |
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1498509932 |
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