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In the science fiction of Cordwainer Smith, the Instrumentality of Mankind refers both to Smith's personal future history and universe and to the central government of humanity within that fictional universe.[1] The Instrumentality of Mankind is also the title of a paperback collection of short stories by Cordwainer Smith published in 1979 (now superseded by the later The Rediscovery of Man, which collects all of Smith's short stories).

  1. ^ Seed, David (2001). "Story Cycles of Future History: Cordwainer Smith's 'Instrumentality of Mankind'". The Yearbook of English Studies. 31: 133–143. doi:10.2307/3509380. ISSN 0306-2473. JSTOR 3509380.

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