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Republic and Empire (Imperial Stars, Vol 2)
Republic and Empire - Imperial Stars, Vol 2 Author:Jerry Pournelle (Editor), John F. Carr (Editor) Humans must have govenment. If they do not have it, they will create it. But what kind? Throughout history, no matter in what form they began, all governments become empires, or are conquered by them. — From Babylon, to Persia, to Rome, to the U.S.S.R.: no matter how hight the founding ideals, the end is ever tyranny. Or is ther... more »e possibly one form of govenment that can withstand the curse of power and yet be strong enough to try conclusions with Imperial legions...?
Contents:
Republic and Empire • essay by Jerry Pournelle
Editor's Introduction to: Outward Bound • essay by Jerry Pournelle; Outward Bound (1964) / novelette by Norman Spinrad
Editor's Introduction to: In the Realm of the Heart, in the World of the Knife • essay by Jerry Pournelle; In the Realm of the Heart, in the World of the Knife (1985) / short story by Wayne Wightman
Editor's Introduction to: Litany for Dictatorships • essay by Jerry Pournelle; Litany for Dictatorships (1935) • poem by Stephen Vincent Benét
Editor's Introduction to: Doing Well While Doing Good • essay by Jerry Pournelle; Doing Well While Doing Good [Chap Foey Rider • 2] (1975) • short story by Hayford Peirce
Editor's Introduction to: The Last Department • essay by Jerry Pournelle; The Last Department (1886) • poem by Rudyard Kipling
Editor's Introduction to: Constitution for Utopia • essay by Jerry Pournelle; Constitution [Editorial (Analog)] (1961) • essay by John W. Campbell Jr. (variant of Constitution for Utopia) [as by John W. Campbell]
Editor's Introduction To The Crash of Empire • essay by Jerry Pournelle; Minor Ingredient (1956) / short story by Eric Frank Russell
Editor's Introduction to: The Turning Wheel • essay by Jerry Pournelle; The Turning Wheel (1954) / novelette by Philip K. Dick
Editor's Introduction to: Reactionary Utopias • essay by Jerry Pournelle; Reactionary Utopias (1986) • essay by Gregory Benford
Editor's Introduction to: These Shall Not Be Lost • essay by Jerry Pournelle; These Shall Not Be Lost [Philosophical Corps] (1953) / novelette by Everett B. Cole [as by E. B. Cole]
Editor's Introduction to: Data vs. Evidence in the Voodoo Sciences • essay by Jerry Pournelle; Data vs. Evidence in the Voodoo Sciences [The Alternate View] (1983) • essay by Jerry Pournelle
Editor's Introduction to: Nicaragua: A Speech to My Former Comrades on the Left • essay by Jerry Pournelle; Nicaragua: A Speech to My Former Comrades on the Left (1986) • essay by David Horowitz
Editor's Introduction to: The Gods of the Copybook Headings • essay by Jerry Pournelle; The Gods of the Copybook Headings (1911) • poem by Rudyard Kipling
Editor's Introduction to: Custom Fitting • essay by Jerry Pournelle; Custom Fitting (1976) / novelette by James White
Editor's Introduction to: Conquest by Default • essay by Jerry Pournelle; Conquest by Default (1968) / novelette by Vernor Vinge
Editor's Introduction to: The Skills of Xanadu • essay by Jerry Pournelle; The Skills of Xanadu (1956) / novelette by Theodore Sturgeon
Editor's Introduction to: Into the Sunset • essay by Jerry Pournelle; Into the Sunset (1986) / short story by D. C. Poyer
Editor's Introduction to: Shipwright • essay by Jerry Pournelle; Shipwright [Courtship Rite Universe] (1978) / novelette by Donald Kingsbury
Empire and Republic: Crisis and Future • essay by Jerry Pournelle [as by Jerry E. Pournelle, Ph.D.]