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The Iron Heel: A Political Dystopia of Power, Class, and the Collapse of Democracy
Hardcover
Mystery & ThrillerClassic FictionGeneral Fiction
ISBN13: 9781515428930
Publisher: SMK Books
Published: Apr 3 2018
Pages: 218
Weight: 1.08
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A political novel of speculative fiction depicting the rise of oligarchic power and the suppression of democratic institutions in an imagined future America.
First published in 1908, The Iron Heel presents a narrative framed as a manuscript recounting the ascent of an authoritarian regime dominated by industrial and financial elites. Through the voice of Avis Everhard and the ideological arguments of Ernest Everhard, London constructs a sustained examination of class conflict, economic concentration, and the mechanisms by which power is maintained. The work combines elements of political theory with narrative fiction, situating personal experience within broader structural change.
Unusual among early twentieth-century novels, The Iron Heel anticipates later developments in dystopian and speculative literature, offering a portrayal of systemic control that extends beyond individual tyranny. Its structure, including editorial commentary from a distant future, reinforces the sense of historical continuity and interpretation. The novel remains of enduring interest both as a document of its time and as an early exploration of themes that would come to define modern political fiction.
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