Last And First Men Book

Last And First Men Book. Olaf Stapledon Last and First Men, Pelican Books, 1937, Paperbacks Richard Dalby's Library Cosmic Reflection: The book concludes with insights on humanity's place in the universe. The Fall: Civilizations fall and rise repeatedly due to internal and external pressures

First published in 1930, Last and First Men is full of pioneering speculations about evolution, terraforming, genetic engineering and many other subjects. The simplistic depiction of the future history of humanity that Stapledon offers us is one driven largely by ideology, with societies often rising and falling because of the pursuit of various (often half baked) ideas.

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A work of unprecedented scale in the genre, it describes the history of humanity from the present onwards across two billion years and eighteen distinct human species, of which our own is the. Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future is a "future history" science fiction novel written in 1930 by the British author Olaf Stapledon.A work of unprecedented scale in the genre, it describes the history of humanity from the present onwards across two billion years [1] and eighteen distinct human species, of which our own is the first. Last and first men : a story of the near and far future by Stapledon, Olaf, 1886-1950

Last And First Men by Olaf Stapledon Books Hachette Australia. Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future is a "future history" science fiction novel written in 1930 by the British author Olaf Stapledon.A work of unprecedented scale in the genre, it describes the history of humanity from the present onwards across two billion years [1] and eighteen distinct human species, of which our own is the first. Ask the publishers to restore access to 500,000+ books

Olaf Stapledon's Last and First Men The Visual Edition (Illustrated) 825 page graphic novel. As for the book itself: the 1930 book "Last and First Men" was apparently very influential Among all science fiction writers Olaf Stapledon stands alone for the sheer scope and ambition of his work