Description
Part 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.
Details
Released: Mon 1 Oct 2007
Catalogue Number: 9780143039716
- Compiler: Jordan Schugar
- Editor: Jonathan Auerbach
- Publisher: Penguin Group USA
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Editions: Reprint
- Subject Development: Fiction - Classics
- Geographic Designator: United States
- Academic Level: General Adult
- Depth (m): 0.013
- Dewey: 813/.52
- Height (m): 0.197
- Pages: 260
- Place Of Publication: United States
- Published Date: Tue 25 Jul 2006
- Weight (g): 204
- Width (m): 0.121
Availability
Estimated despatch 14-20 days after ordering.