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100 1 _aMaclean, Norman,
_d1869-1952
245 1 0 _aStand Up, Ye Dead
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2010-09-04
505 0 _aThe empty cradle -- The roots of the evil -- The empty countryside -- The man in the slum -- The lord of the slum -- The great refusal -- The slum in the man -- Behind you is God.
508 _aProduced by Al Haines, prepared from scans obtained from The Internet Archive.
520 _a"Stand Up, Ye Dead" by Norman Maclean is a social commentary written in the early 20th century. The work critiques the societal issues facing Britain during and after World War I, particularly focusing on the decline in birth rates and the moral decay linked to alcoholism and social inequality. It contends that the nation's spiritual and moral foundation has eroded, leading to a loss of vision and hope in society. The opening of the text sets a somber tone as it reflects on the crisis of declining birth rates across urban areas like Edinburgh and London. Maclean employs stark statistics that highlight the dramatic drop in births, emphasizing the implications of a society that's gradually sacrificing its future generations. He warns that this crisis is not merely a demographic issue but indicative of deeper moral failures, including the prevalence of alcoholism, a lack of strong family foundations, and the growing chasm between the affluent and the impoverished. The opening serves as both a lament for lost innocence and a call to action, urging society to confront its failures and return to a moral compass anchored in faith and responsibility. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aGreat Britain -- Social conditions -- 20th century
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33636
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