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From: jeffh@brl-sem.ARPA (the Shadow)
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Subject: Re: What to do when the aliens arrive.
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Date: Wed, 21-Aug-85 08:57:24 EDT
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>That fate would likely await us also. Their culture would undoubtedly be
>much different from ours, and their technology would be suited to their
>culture. For us to thus take advantage of their advanced goodies, a
>dramatic cultural upheaval would be required.
>
>Does anyone know of any Sci-fi that deals with this issue?
>
>Oh well enough for now. I would be interested in titles/authors that have
>tried to approach the issue of cultural interaction between very different
>cultures.

CJ Cherryh has some books dealing with this sort of thing, the FADED
SUN trilogy deals with three very different races trying to interact
after the end of a generations-old war.  In the Chanur books, the
hani are still dealing with the after effects of being turned into a
space-faring race in a generation.  This is brought out a little more
in the most recent book, CHANUR'S VENTURE.  One of my favorites is
HUNTER OF WORLDS; it's about a race that barges into human space in
order to settle an old score, using humans (and other beings) as
pawns in their game.

		"Do not get mad at an elf."

				the Shadow
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