Mark Bould, Sherryl Vint

The Routledge Concise History of Science Fiction

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Routledge Concise History of Science Fiction provides students with an accessible overview of the genre that explores how it emerged through competing, multifarious versions and the struggle to define its limits. Discussing the place of key works and looking forward to the future of the genre, this book is the ideal starting point for students and all those seeking a better understanding of science fiction.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 549g
• ISBN-13: 9780415435703
• ISBN-10: 0415435706
• Artikelnr.: 40138742

Autorenporträt

Mark Bould, Sherryl Vint

Inhaltsangabe

Preface 1. Problems of Definition Overview 2. Science Fictions Before
Gernsback 3. Proliferations: the 1930s 4. Campbell's 'Revolution' in
Context: the 1940s 5. Cold War, Consumerism, Cybernetics: the 1950s 6. New
Realities, New Fictions: the 1960s and 1970s 7. New Voices, New Concerns:
the 1960s and 1970s 8. New Politics, New Technologies: the 1980s and 1990s
9. Empire and Expansion: the 1980s and 1990s 10. Possible Futures Works
cited Guide to further reading

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Preface 1. Problems of Definition Overview 2. Science Fictions Before Gernsback 3. Proliferations: the 1930s 4. Campbell's 'Revolution' in Context: the 1940s 5. Cold War, Consumerism, Cybernetics: the 1950s 6. New Realities, New Fictions: the 1960s and 1970s 7. New Voices, New Concerns: the 1960s and 1970s 8. New Politics, New Technologies: the 1980s and 1990s 9. Empire and Expansion: the 1980s and 1990s 10. Possible Futures Works cited Guide to further reading