In his 1932 classic dystopian novel, Brave New World, Aldous Huxley depicted a future society in thrall to science and regulated by sophisticated methods of social control.Nearly thirty years later in Brave New World Revisited, Huxley ...
Describes the shocking scientific devices and techniques available to any group in a position to manipulate society
In this twelve-part essay, Huxley argues that society is moving toward his dystopian vision even faster than he had originally assumed, and provides his own suggestions on how to bring an end to this decadent decline.
Written thirty years after his epic novel Brave New World, this thoughtprovoking sequel describes the shocking scientific devices and techniques available to any group in a position to manipulate society. Reprint.
In this “brilliantly written” book, the author of Brave New World reflects on his dystopian classic—and its echoes in the real world decades later (Kirkus Reviews).
Huxley's thoughts on overpopulation, propaganda, advertising, and political control are included in Brave New World Revisited, which is an urgent and passionate call for the defence of individualism that is still dangerously relevant today.
When the novel Brave New World first appeared in 1932, its shocking analysis of a scientific dictatorship seemed a projection into the remote future.