@misc{bibcite_22917,
  keywords = {Female author, US author},
  author = {G[ayle] G. Kellner and G. G. Kellner},
  title = {Hope. A History of the Future. A Novel},
  abstract = {<p><span>The novel traces six generations of a family 1967 to 2142 through the reading by the earliest family of a book from the future depicting the family history. The world of today had been destroyed by the actions of today and the near future. Few parts of the Earth remain inhabitable, with Antarctica the location of Newland, the 2142 community celebrating its centenary. Everyone learns a single sign language so that people could communicate whatever their native language. In 2042 the Universal Bill of Rights and Responsibilities is signed by world leaders and creates a sustainable eutopia. The book includes a {\textquotedblleft}Timeline of Fictional Events and Characters on x-xi, a poem {\textquotedblleft}Falling Up{\textquotedblright} by the author on 233, an {\textquotedblleft}Imagined Universal Bill of Rights and Responsibilities (2042{\textquotedblright} on 235-239, {\textquotedblleft}Discussion Questions{\textquotedblright} on 241-242. Article 6 says {\textquotedblleft}Henceforth, the Waters, the Sky, Plants, Animals and the Earth itself shall have Legal Recognition, Protection, and Rights before the Law, including the Right to Representation in Courts and Representation by Proxy in the Governance of the Planet{\textquotedblright} (237), and Discussion Question 9 is {\textquotedblleft}Does anything else besides human life have innate rights? If so, what might those rights be? Whom or what should have them and why? (242). An {\textquotedblleft}Appendix of Actual Historical Documents and Photographs is on 243-310 and includes the U.S. Constitution (244-264), the U.S. Bill of Rights (265-268), other Amendments (269-283), Treaty for the Renunciation of War of 1928 (284-289), the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 (290-303), and the Parliament of World{\textquoteright}s Fifth Directive: Commitment to a Culture of Sustainability and Care for the Earth (Unabridged) of 2018 (308-310). The message of the book is summed up in the last sentence of the text, {\textquotedblleft}no matter how bad things may get . . . there{\textquoteright}s always hope if we are willing to dream--willing to try{\textquotedblright} (231).\&nbsp;</span></p>},
  year = {2022},
  pages = {317 pp.},
  month = {01/2022},
  publisher = {SparkPress/BookParts/SparkPoint Studio},
  address = {Phoenix, AZ},
  isbn = {978-1-68463-123-0},
  language = {eng},
}