Posterity; Its Verdicts and Its Methods or Democracy A.D. 2100
| Title | Posterity; Its Verdicts and Its Methods or Democracy A.D. 2100 |
| Year for Search | 1897 |
| Authors | [Newton], [Alex] |
| Date Published | 1897 |
| Publisher | Williams and Norgate |
| Place Published | London |
| Keywords | Male author, UK author |
| Annotation | Authoritarian eutopia based on eugenics--"We assist with evolution, which consists partly in the selection and rejection of the unfit" (13). Citizenship is restricted to the mentally, morally, and physically best. Education stresses vocational training. |
| Info Notes | The end of the text indicates that a second volume was planned, but there is no evidence of one being published. |
| Holding Institutions | L, PSt |
| Full Text | 1897 [Newton, Alex]. Posterity; Its Verdicts and Its Methods or Democracy A.D. 2100. London: Williams and Norgate. The end of the text indicates that a second volume was planned, but there is no evidence of one being published. L, PSt Authoritarian eutopia based on eugenics--“We assist with evolution, which consists partly in the selection and rejection of the unfit” (13). Citizenship is restricted to the mentally, morally, and physically best. Education stresses vocational training. |
