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" The iron heel / "
Jack London ; edited with an introduction by Jonathan Auerbach ; notes by Jordan Schugar.
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BL
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Record Number
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1046888
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b801258
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Main Entry
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London, Jack,1876-1916.
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Title & Author
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The iron heel /\ Jack London ; edited with an introduction by Jonathan Auerbach ; notes by Jordan Schugar.
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Edition Statement
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[Penguin ed.].
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Publication Statement
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New York :: Penguin Books,, 2006.
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Series Statement
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Penguin classics
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Page. NO
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xxi, 260 pages ;; 20 cm.
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ISBN
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0143039717
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: 9780143039716
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Notes
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"First published in the United States of America by the Macmillan company 1908"--Title page verso.
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-260).
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Contents
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My eagle -- Challenges -- Jackson's arm -- Slaves of the machine -- The philomaths -- Adumbrations -- The bishop's vision -- The machine breakers -- The mathematics of a dream -- The vortex -- The great adventure -- The bishop -- The general strike -- The beginning of the end -- Last days -- The end -- The scarlet livery -- In the shadow of Sonoma -- Transformation -- The lost oligarch -- The roaring abysmal beast -- The Chicago commune -- The people of the abyss -- Nightmare -- The terrorists.
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Abstract
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In this harrowing tale of class warfare that merges science fiction and fantasy, a powerful state organization known as "The Iron Heel" is determined to crush the working class -- at any cost.
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Oligarchy, Fiction.
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Revolutionaries, Fiction.
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Revolutions, Fiction.
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Utopias, Fiction.
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Oligarchy.
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Revolutionaries.
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Revolutions.
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Utopias.
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Dewey Classification
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813/.52
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LC Classification
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PS3523.O46I7 2006
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Added Entry
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Auerbach, Jonathan,1954-
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