A.C. 2084: A Utopian Novel (The New Atlantis Republic). Salute to More’s Utopia (1516) Bacon’s New Atlantis (1626) Orwell’s 1984 (1949)
| Title | A.C. 2084: A Utopian Novel (The New Atlantis Republic). Salute to More’s Utopia (1516) Bacon’s New Atlantis (1626) Orwell’s 1984 (1949) |
| Year for Search | 2006 |
| Authors | Ersevim, Ismail Prof. Dr., LPIBA, IOM |
| Date Published | 2006 |
| Publisher | Melrose Books |
| Place Published | Ely, Eng. |
| Keywords | Male author, US author |
| Annotation | High tech eutopia on the re-emerged Atlantis (now New Atlantis) after a number of major environmental catastrophes rearranged the world order. Everyone must work eight hours a day six days a week and, in exchange, all needs are provided for without money. Can work more at choice. No private property. No taxes. No banks. Electric public transport, with electricity from wind, water, or bioenergy. All shops open twenty-four hours a day seven days a week and are mostly self-service. No personal weapons. No military. All medical care is free. Children under twelve cannot watch TV or use media without parental consent. Twelve years education required; taught through the internet. Sports required. Most disease has been eliminated; genetic surgery before birth eliminates birth defects. Mothers return to work when the child is one and a half. Work fifty years, but this can be shortened by working longer earlier. Cremation. Between eighteen and twenty-one supervised dating. After twenty-one if not in education, sexual relations are permitted, if approved, with required birth control and required regular reports. Gender equality. Only monogamy permitted. Religious freedom, and religion is discussed throughout the novel. Includes commentary on past utopias. |
| Holding Institutions | NLS, PSt |
| Author Note | Prof. Dr., LPIBA, IOM |
| Full Text | 2006 Ersevim, Ismail, Prof. Dr., LPIBA, IOM. A.C. 2084: A Utopian Novel (The New Atlantis Republic). Salute to More’s Utopia (1516) Bacon’s New Atlantis (1626) Orwell’s 1984 (1949). Ely, Eng: Melrose Books. NLS, PSt High tech eutopia on the re-emerged Atlantis (now New Atlantis) after a number of major environmental catastrophes rearranged the world order. Everyone must work eight hours a day six days a week and, in exchange, all needs are provided for without money. Can work more at choice. No private property. No taxes. No banks. Electric public transport, with electricity from wind, water, or bioenergy. All shops open twenty-four hours a day seven days a week and are mostly self-service. No personal weapons. No military. All medical care is free. Children under twelve cannot watch TV or use media without parental consent. Twelve years education required; taught through the internet. Sports required. Most disease has been eliminated; genetic surgery before birth eliminates birth defects. Mothers return to work when the child is one and a half. Work fifty years, but this can be shortened by working longer earlier. Cremation. Between eighteen and twenty-one supervised dating. After twenty-one if not in education, sexual relations are permitted, if approved, with required birth control and required regular reports. Gender equality. Only monogamy permitted. Religious freedom, and religion is discussed throughout the novel. Includes commentary on past utopias. |
