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"A truer prophecy of the future than either Brave New World or The Shape of Things to Come." -George OrwellPart science fiction, part dystopian fantasy, part radical socialist tract, Jack London's The Iron Heel offers a grim depiction of warfare between the classes in America and around the globe. Originally published nearly a hundred years ago, it anticipated many features of the past century, including the rise of fascism, the emergence of domestic terrorism, and the growth of centralized government surveillance and authority. What begins as a war of words ends in scenes of harrowing violence as the state oligarchy, known as "the Iron Heel," moves to crush all opposition to its power.*First time in Penguin Classics*Includes introduction and explanatory notes
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THE SOFT summer wind stirs the redwood, and Wild-Water ripples sweet cadences over its mossy stones.
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- Title The Iron Heel
- Author Jack London
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Later Printing
- Pages 240
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Lawrence Hill Books, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
- Publication date January 1981
- ISBN 9781556520716 / 1556520719
- Weight 0.61 lbs (0.28 kg)
- Dimensions 8.43 x 5.44 x 0.54 in (21.41 x 13.82 x 1.37 cm)
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- Cultural Region: Western U.S.
- Category Literature - Classics / Criticism
- Library of Congress subjects Socialism, Oligarchy
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 80081804
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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