Man's World

Description: "In the not-too-distant future, the world is ruled by a male scientific elite. Eugenics has triumphed in this fertility dystopia; from adolescence, women are either made into "vocational mothers," or, if they have no interest in motherhood, they are sterilized by the government and become "neuters." The story introduces a young woman who rebels against this system, and a young man who resists the "happy" norm - a resistance which culminates, like the Savage's in Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, in suicide"--

Review Quotes: "Haunting, complex, profound, and relevant, Man's World is a compelling novel that forwards intriguing commentary on questions of gender, race, and social order."
--Foreword Reviews

"Remains deeply relevant nearly a century after it was first published."
--Reactor Magazine

"A dystopian conundrum and an alarming read. . . . A book over which Marjorie Taylor Greene and Judith Butler could break bread, and then invite the ghosts of Michel Foucault, Margaret Sanger, and Hugh Hefner for an after-dinner digestif. It's that weird."
--The New York Sun

"MIT Press's splendid Radium Age imprint of science fiction spotlights yet another eerily resonant title. . . . The new foreword is essential context."
--Zoomer Magazine