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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book is a work of social and political fiction set in a speculative near future and written in the early 20th century. In this imagined world, various government departments have been created to tackle different social issues, including the establishment of a Ministry of Brains. The Ministry devises a new program to improve the mental capacities of the citizenry. The book includes themes such as bureaucracy, education, intelligence, and eugenics. The author explores these ideas through storylines featuring various individuals interacting with the Ministry, examining what it means to be intelligent and the different ways intelligence can be measured and developed. Ultimately, this book is an exploration of the complexities and limitations of government efforts to improve society. Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.