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Democracy and Postmodern Identity    by Hercules Bantas
Price: $2.99 USD. 4160 words. Published on November 4, 2010. .

The Internet makes it difficult for people to tell exactly whom they are communicating with because online identity can often rely totally upon communicative interactions. Mark Poster argues that this uncertainty- the postmodern identity- can cause difficulties for some democratic public spheres. This guide examines Poster's arguments and then applies them to three democratic theories.
Fiction Gutted: The Establishment and the Novel    by Tony Christini
Price: Free! 31150 words. Published on January 31, 2011. .

The limits of establishment fiction and criticism.
Pagan    by Inez Baranay
Price: $4.99 USD. 56870 words. Published on September 2, 2011. .

Based on a true story, set in Sydney in the 1950s, Pagan is about the new music, the new migrations and the old magick. First published in 1990, it was described as brilliantly written and a narrative tour-de-force. This new ebooks edition has Afterwords by the author.
The Netizen [Dystopian Play]    by Lyubomir Nikolov
Price: $2.70 USD. 9300 words. Published on October 2, 2011. .

The Netizen is theatrical play nominated in National Playwriting Competiton for Bulgarian Drama. Contemporary play for five actors. Dystopian near future enlivened by impossible events, yet grabbing and mind-challenging. The FUTURE is NOW.
The van der Rohe Forgery    by Raymund Eich
Price: $2.99 USD. 4960 words. Published on January 3, 2012. .

When Johan found out his new Barcelona chairs were not antiques from twentieth-century Earth, but instead were nanofabricated fakes, he feared his wife's anger and the mockery of their friends. But against the backdrop of an interplanetary crisis, Johan's sleuthing turned a disaster into an opportunity.
BLADE RUNNER - The Postmodern City In Film    by Joanne Benford
Price: $0.99 USD. 7950 words. Published on March 24, 2012. .

This essay will focus on the notion of the city and its architecture, including a discussion on the effects of technology and industrialisation. I will also address the problematic nature of human identity within postmodern society. I use the film Blade Runner at some length to illustrate various points of my argument, particularly where visual imagery is important.