Powers of the weak
"Why is it that, in such a vast cosmos, with hundreds of billions of stars in this galaxy alone, and no doubt billions of Earth-like planets orbiting them, we have found no evident of intelligent alien life? No evidence that alien have ever visited Earth (other than discredited UFO mythology),...
| Main Author: | Janeway, Elizabeth. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Knopf,
[1980]
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| Physical Description: |
350 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: |
"Why is it that, in such a vast cosmos, with hundreds of billions of stars in this galaxy alone, and no doubt billions of Earth-like planets orbiting them, we have found no evident of intelligent alien life? No evidence that alien have ever visited Earth (other than discredited UFO mythology), no detectable signals ...? The stories in this anthology offer intriguing explanations for this enigma, looking seriously or comically at solutions ..."--Page 4 of cover. |
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| Item Description: |
Power, place, process -- Origins, births, beginnings -- Name this child -- Lessons from the dark side -- Messages from the interior -- Definitions and misdefinitions -- The political process -- The view from below -- Magic and power -- Powers of the weak I: disbelief -- Powers of the weak II: coming together -- Extreme conditions I: political despotism -- Extreme conditions II: survival and resistance -- Extreme conditions III: opposition and rebellion -- Practical politics I: the value of doubt -- Practical politics II: the burden of orthodoxy -- Impractical politics I: the hidden agenda of community -- Impractical politics II: doing and daring -- Inventing the future. Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-336) and index. "Why is it that, in such a vast cosmos, with hundreds of billions of stars in this galaxy alone, and no doubt billions of Earth-like planets orbiting them, we have found no evident of intelligent alien life? No evidence that alien have ever visited Earth (other than discredited UFO mythology), no detectable signals ...? The stories in this anthology offer intriguing explanations for this enigma, looking seriously or comically at solutions ..."--Page 4 of cover. |
| Physical Description: |
350 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-336) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0394406966 9780394406961 |