In his classic novel "Brave New World" (1932), Huxley depicted a future society bound by science, regulated by advanced methods of social control. Written at a time when the Western world was on the brink of dramatic changes, his prophetic work served as a powerful antidote to unwavering faith in the benefits of scientific progress and mass industrialization.

Almost thirty years later, in "Brave New World Revisited," Huxley attempts an assessment and is surprised to find that many of his visions were close to realization, much earlier than he had imagined. Science had not only altered the fundamental structures of society but had also advanced the ability to manipulate the genetic code of life itself. State control had permeated all levels of society, while advertising and propaganda provoked a creeping consent to unchecked consumerist tendencies. For Huxley, the "Brave New World" of the future had already arrived.