Picture 1 of 9
SOLD
Voices Prophesying War: Future Wars 1763-3749 I. F. Clarke New Ed. Hardback 1993
Condition:
“Book(s) is(are) in Like New condition. Please examine pictures closely and ask questions if any ”... Read moreabout condition
Sold for:
US $29.95
ApproximatelyPHP 1,759.07
Pickup:
Postage:
Located in: Midlothian, Virginia, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Sat, 8 Jun and Tue, 11 Jun to 43230
Returns:
Coverage:
Read item description or contact seller for details. See all detailsSee all details on coverage
(Not eligible for eBay purchase protection programmes)
Seller information
- 100% positive feedback
Registered as a Business Seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:125974997770
Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- Edition
- New Edition
- ISBN
- 9780192123022
- Book Title
- Voices Prophesying War : Future Wars 1763-3749
- Item Length
- 9.5in
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 1993
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Genre
- Literary Criticism, Référence
- Topic
- Bibliographies & Indexes, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Subjects & Themes / Historical events
- Item Width
- 6.5in
- Item Weight
- 23.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 280 Pages
About this product
Product Information
In 1918, the American colonists were loyal subjects of the British crown, the British army crushed the Russians at Vienna with a roar of musketry and cavalry charges, the British navy unveiled its secret weapon (fireships), and the British king--after personally leading his men in battle--claimed the title of King of France. Or so went a less-than-accurate prediction from 1763 entitled The Reign of George VI, 1900-1925 . It was the first of a long line of fiction forecasting the shape of wars to come. In Voices Prophesying War , I.F. Clarke provides a fascinating history of this unusual genre--a strand of fiction that has revealed more about contemporary concerns than the direction of the future. The real surge of fiction about future wars, he writes, took place after the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. Clarke skillfully evokes the context of fear and political tension that gripped Britain after the German victory as he describes a wave of stories that predicted a foreign conquest of England. Starting with The Battle of Dorking (an account of a German invasion that was later translated and issued by the Nazis in 1940), forecasts of a future catastrophic war led to an invasion scare and a demand for military reforms. The French, too, fought fictional wars with Germany over Alsace-Lorraine (and occasionally with Britain), taking revenge in print for their humiliating defeat in 1871. The tense years just before World War I spawned another surge of fiction predicting the next great war, (leading G.K. Chesterton to publish a hilarious parody, The Swoop! or, How Clarence Saved England , depicting an attack by eight separate enemies on an England so indifferent that the newspapers report the invasion with the cricket scores). But Clarke shows how the predictions were taken seriously by the public and the military authorities. In 1906, Field Marshal Lord Roberts collaborated on an invasion scare story to promote his campaign for a larger army (and the newspaper that published it had him reroute the invaders, to take them through its strongest markets). Ironically, the most accurate predictions (including a story about unrestricted submarine warfare by Arthur Conan Doyle) were derided as implausible. Clarke follows the genre though to the present day, looking at how the Cold War shaped speculative war fiction and even science fiction accounts of conflict in the distant future. The end of the Cold War, he notes, has left writers floundering in their search for a believable enemy. No author, he writes, was as remarkably prescient as H.G. Wells, who foresaw atomic bombs as early as 1913. But, as Clarke shows, writers have yet to give up trying to predict the wars to come--offering a window into the fears of the present.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0192123025
ISBN-13
9780192123022
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1999912
Product Key Features
Book Title
Voices Prophesying War : Future Wars 1763-3749
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Bibliographies & Indexes, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Subjects & Themes / Historical events
Publication Year
1993
Genre
Literary Criticism, Référence
Number of Pages
280 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
6.5in
Item Weight
23.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pn3448.W3c58 1992
Edition Number
2
Copyright Date
1992
Lccn
92-008583
Dewey Decimal
809.3/9358
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
Item description from the seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:125974997770
Postage and handling
| US $1.00 postage for each additional eligible item you buy from handinhandconsignments. |
Item location:
Midlothian, Virginia, United States
Post to:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan Republic, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Croatia, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Samoa, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Excludes:
APO/FPO, Alaska/Hawaii, Barbados, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Libya, Martinique, New Caledonia, Reunion, Russian Federation, US Protectorates, Ukraine, Venezuela
| Postage and handling | Each additional item | To | Service | Delivery*See Delivery notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free postage | United States | Economy Postage (USPS Media MailTM) | Estimated between Sat, 8 Jun and Tue, 11 Jun to 43230 | |
| Free Local Pickup | Free | United States | Local Pickup |
| Handling time |
|---|
| Will usually post within 2 business days of receiving cleared payment. |
| Taxes |
|---|
| Taxes may be applicable at checkout. Learn moreLearn more about paying tax on eBay purchases. |
Sales Tax for an item #125974997770
Sales Tax for an item #125974997770
Seller collects sales tax for items shipped to the following states:
| State | Sales Tax Rate |
|---|
Return policy
| Return policy details |
|---|
| The seller will not accept returns for this item. |
Seller feedback (6,112)
This item (1)
All items (6,112)
r***9 (491)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Fast shipping, well packed, great seller!
4***k (814)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Thanks for a great eBay experience!
l***s (430)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Item arrived on time and in great condition.
t***2 (859)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Smooth easy transaction thx A+++