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counteracted by the
Overgovernment's determination to leave the basic workings of Hub society in a
state of semianarchy.
Even such institutions as "private wars" are allowed, apparently in the belief
that to suppress such violence by police action would run the risk of placing
a political straitjacket on the Hub. Thus, if the various Departments of the
Federation wield immense power, so too do the various nongovernmental
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institutions and agencies of Hub society.
But here we are verging on sheer guesswork. The simple fact is that Schmitz
never had much to say about the political structure of the Hub in the
abstract. Unlike some science fiction writers who have created complex future
universes portrayed in many stories, Schmitz was not a "theoretical
synthesizer."
He was always content to let the reader get mere glimpses of the various
powerful forces behind the scenes, as his characters encountered those forces
in the course of their various adventures. The end result may be frustrating
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for political scientists, but it is pure pleasure for those readers who are
simply looking to spend some enjoyable hours lost in Schmitz's imaginary
universe.
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Title:
Telzey Amberdon
Author:
James H. Schmitz, edited by Eric Flint & co-editor Guy
Gordon
ISBN:
0-671-57851-0
Copyright:
© 1926 by James H. Schmitz, edited by Eric Flint
Publisher:
Baen Books
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