*It even gets biblical. Perhaps any "bible" is inherently made of a patchwork of contradictions that somehow seems to make sense.
http://www.tor.com/blogs/2010/10/the-steampunk-bible-jeff-vandermeer-interviews-sj-chambers
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"Jeff VanderMeer: How has your idea of steampunk changed while working on the book?
"S.J. Chambers: My initial idea of steampunk was that it was an aesthetic movement about nostalgia, but after interviewing people and realizing how fully steampunk spans the globe, I’ve decided it’s really about contemporary dialogue. Steampunk has become an international movement, and is beginning to become popular in countries and cultures that don’t have the Victorian England/Gilded Age American context. These steampunks work within their own cultural heritages to rewrite and explore their histories in an imaginative way without diminishing the seriousness of the issues they raise. In addition to race and class issues, there is also another dialogue on sustainability, consumerism, and community economies. By having all these serious issues raised in an entertaining manner, I think it is more inviting and open to people, and a very effective way of transmitting ideas and information...."
