Unveiling a Parallel

Unveiling a Parallel

Author: Alice Ilgenfritz Jones

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-06-13

Total Pages: 133

ISBN-13:

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Unveiling a Parallel is a sci-fi romance by Alice Ilgenfritz Jones. A nameless male character rides an "aeroplane" to Mars where he interacts with two different "Marsian" societies, Paleveria and Caskia.


Unveiling a Parallel

Unveiling a Parallel

Author: Ella Mercha

Publisher:

Published: 2019-06-14

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 9781072589624

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Unveiling a Parallel: A Romance is a feminist science fiction and utopian novel published in 1893. The first edition of the book attributed authorship to "Two Women of the West." They were Alice Ilgenfritz Jones and Ella Merchant, writers who lived in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.


Partial Visions

Partial Visions

Author: Angelika Bammer

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 1134980108

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Positing that a radical utopianism is one of the most vital impulses of feminist politics, Partial Visions traces the articulation of this impulse in the work of Euro-American, French and German women writers of the 1970s. It argues that this feminist utopianism both continued and reconceptualized a critical dimension of Left politics, yet concludes that feminist utopianism is not just visionary, but myopic - time and culture bound - as well.


Unveiling a Parallel

Unveiling a Parallel

Author: Alice Ilgenfritz Jones

Publisher: Graphic Arts Books

Published: 2022-01-11

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 1513223895

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Unveiling a Parallel (1893) is a novel by Alice Ilgenfritz Jones and Ella Merchant. Alongside Mary E. Bradley Lane’s Mizora (1890) and Elizabeth Corbett’s New Amazonia (1889), Unveiling a Parallel is an important early work of feminist utopian science fiction. “Having launched my aeroplane on the current of attraction which flows uninterruptedly between this world and that, traveling was as swift as thought. My impression is that my speed was constantly accelerated until I neared my journey’s end, when the planet’s pink envelope interposed its soft resistance to prevent a destructive landing. I settled down as gently as a dove alights, and the sensation was the most ecstatic I have ever experienced.” A nineteenth century voyager travels by aircraft to the planet Mars, where he encounters two advanced civilizations of Martians. In Paleveria, women have taken control over men by adopting their tactics for violence and oppression. Their capitalist society is highly stratified, allowing wealthy women to hold all financial and political power. In Caskia, men and women have learned to live in harmony. Unlike their neighbors, they value egalitarianism, art, and intellectual advancement over wealth and power. Before returning to Earth, the voyager learns as much as he can about these Martian civilizations, speaking with their leaders to gain a better understanding of the values that guide their progress. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Alice Ilgenfritz Jones and Ella Merchant’s Unveiling a Parallel is a classic of feminist utopian science fiction reimagined for modern readers.


Unveiling a Parallel

Unveiling a Parallel

Author: Alice Jones

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2015-06-01

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 9781514170472

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Unveiling a Parallel: A Romance by Alice Ilgenfritz Jones. Unveiling a Parallel was a collaboration between two 19th century US women writers who lived in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Like Charlotte Gilman's Herland, it has a fairly standard framing story. This title, however, has a bit more balance between exposition and narrative than most. It also has some strong women characters, unlike the male-penned utopias where women are, more than often, just set-dressing. The unnamed narrator, a man, arrives at Mars after a flight by 'aeroplane.' Mars is much like Earth, and inhabited by Earth-like flora and fauna. Where it differs is in the social roles of the genders. Women occupy a place of equality; they have their own social clubs, take lovers, have children out of wedlock, and can even propose marriage to men.


Ecomasculinities

Ecomasculinities

Author: Rubén Cenamor

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2019-01-25

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 149856755X

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While there exist numerous studies on ecocriticism and ecofeminism, much less has been written about ecomasculinities. This volume contributes to filling this gap by examining models of fictional ecomasculinity in and through contemporary U.S. literature and cinema. Our study examines ecomasculinities as practices of masculinity which are deeply conservationist and can embrace non-masculine traits. In this line of thought, a main goal of the volume is to interrogate the potential of ecomasculinities to elicit in men a desire to become engage in other practices of masculinity that are counter-hegemonic and have as main goal to achieve equality on different strata of society. Bridging the gap between the Social Sciences and the Humanities, the book interrogates intersections between ecomasculinities and masculinities beyond capitalism, ecomasculinities and aging, and ecomasculinities and queerness, among others.


The A to Z of Utopianism

The A to Z of Utopianism

Author: James M. Morris

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2009-06-22

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13: 0810863359

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This reference contains more than 600 cross-referenced dictionary entries on utopian thought and experimentation that span the centuries from ancient times to the present. The text not only covers utopian communities worldwide, but also its ideas from the well known such as those expounded in Thomas More's Utopia and the ideas of philosophers and reformers from ancient times, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and from notable 20th-century figures. Included are the descriptions of utopian experiments attempted in the United Sates, like those of the Shakers, Oneida, Robert Owen, and the Fourierists, and elsewhere throughout the world from Europe to Australia, Latin America, and the Far East. Major utopian literary works and their literary counterparts and dystopian novels are also profiled because these have fueled the fires of time-honored arguments about the feasibility of creating a perfect society. From the early theoreticians and thinkers who proposed republican, democratic, and authoritarian innovations; to those who sought equality of classes, races, and genders; to those who insisted on hierarchy under a supreme leader, or god; and to those who had more practical economic, social, and ethical plans, this reference enables the reader to explore the Western mind's desire to improve the world and the lives of the people within it as utopianism has persisted over the centuries.


Captivating

Captivating

Author: John Eldredge

Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc

Published: 2022-08-16

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1400200385

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What Wild at Heart did for men, Captivating is doing for women. Setting their hearts free. This groundbreaking book shows readers the glorious design of women before the fall, describes how the feminine heart can be restored, and casts a vision for the power, freedom, and beauty of a woman released to be all she was meant to be.


Revelation Unveiled

Revelation Unveiled

Author: Tim LaHaye

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2010-02-23

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 0310863767

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In Revelation Unveiled, Dr. Tim LaHaye, co-author of the best-selling Left Behind series, reveals the scriptural foundation of beloved novels. In this book, LaHaye explains the biblical topics he and Jerry Jenkins explored in Left Behind: The rapture of the church: The Return of Christ The Great Tribulation The Final Battle against Satan and His Hosts The Seven Seals The Antichrist The Seven Trumpets The Seven Bowls of Wrath The Great White Throne The Destruction of Babylon The New Heaven and New Earth Previously titled Revelation Illustrated and Made Plain, this revised and updated, verse-by-verse commentary of the book of Revelation includes numerous charts. With simple and accessible language, Revelation Unveiled will help you better understand the mysterious, final book of the Bible and its implications. Perfect for fans of the Left Behind books and for anyone confused or curious about the book of Revelation.


Veiling Esther, Unveiling Her Story

Veiling Esther, Unveiling Her Story

Author: Adam J. Silverstein

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018-10-24

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 0192517740

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Veiling Esther, Unveiling Her Story: The Reception of a Biblical Book in Islamic Lands examines the ways in which the Biblical Book of Esther was read, understood, and used in Muslim lands, from ancient to modern times. It focuses on case studies covering works from various periods and regions of the Muslim world, including the Qur'an, pre-modern historical chronicles and literary works, the writings of a nineteenth-century Shia feminist, a twentieth-century Iranian encyclopaedia, and others. These case studies demonstrate that Muslim sources contain valuable materials on Esther, which shed light both on the Esther story itself and on the Muslim peoples and cultures that received it. Adam J. Silverstein argues that Muslim sources preserve important pre-Islamic materials on Esther that have not survived elsewhere, some of which offer answers to ancient questions about Esther, such as the meaning of Haman's epithet in the Greek versions of the story, the reason why Mordecai refused to prostrate before Haman, and the literary context of the 'plot of the eunuchs' to kill the Persian king. Throughout the book, Silverstein shows how each author's cultural and religious background influenced his or her understanding and retelling of the Esther story. In particular, he highlights that Persian Muslims (and Jews) were often forced to reconcile or choose between the conflicting historical narratives provided by their religious and cultural heritages respectively.