The Ungoverned
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"The Ungoverned" is a science fiction novella by Vernor Vinge set in his "Peace War" universe, exploring themes of anarchism, private defense, and stateless societies under threat.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novella
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science fiction novella ⓘ |
| author | Vernor Vinge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
coordination among private defense firms
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economic incentives in security provision ⓘ limits of non-state governance ⓘ moral justification of coercion ⓘ practical implications of anarcho-capitalism ⓘ vulnerability of stateless societies to external states ⓘ |
| featuresConcept |
competitive defense agencies
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decentralized law enforcement ⓘ market-based legal systems ⓘ private security agencies ⓘ |
| genre |
military science fiction
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasFictionalWorldFeature |
absence of centralized government in main society
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coexistence of governed and ungoverned regions ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMainConflict | invasion threat against a stateless society ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFocus | defense of an anarchist region ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalInfluence |
anarcho-capitalist thought
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classical liberalism ⓘ libertarian political theory ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience |
adult readers
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science fiction readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | libertarian science fiction ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Peace War series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Marooned in Realtime
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The Peace War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInUniverse | Peace War universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | near-future Earth ⓘ |
| theme |
anarchism
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conflict between states and stateless societies ⓘ libertarianism ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ private defense ⓘ stateless societies ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Vernor Vinge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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