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245 10 a| Postapocalyptic fiction and the social contracth| [electronic resource] :b| "we'll not go home again" /c| Claire P. Curtis.;

260 a| Lanham :b| Lexington Books,;

300 a| ix, 199 p. ;c| 24 cm.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-194) and index.;

505 0 a| Last one out, please turn out the lights : On the beach and The road -- "Solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short" : Hobbes and Lucifer's Hammer, the classic post-apocalyptic text -- "Industrious and rational" : John Locke and Alas, Babylon: the rational life post-apocalypse -- Man is born free; and everywhere is in chains: Rousseau and Malevil: the responsibilities of civil life -- "Maybe effort counted" : John Rawls and thought experiments -- "To take root among the stars" : Octavia Butler's parable of the sower and rethinking the social contract -- "We can choose" : Octavia Butler's parable of the talents and the meaning of security.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

650 0 a| Apocalypse in literature.=| ^A370282;

650 0 a| Social contract in literature.=| ^A238081;

650 0 a| Science fiction, Americanx| History and criticism.=| ^A63946;

650 0 a| Science fictionx| History and criticism.=| ^A25202;

650 0 a| End of the world in literature.=| ^A139815;

650 0 a| Regression (Civilization) in literature.=| ^A289280;

650 0 a| Survival in literature.=| ^A271310;

650 0 a| Literature and societyx| Historyy| 20th century.=| ^A16155;

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Postapocalyptic fiction and the social contract "we'll not go home again" / Claire P. Curtis.

Author/creator	Curtis, Claire P., 1965-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Lanham : Lexington Books,
Description	ix, 199 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Apocalypse in literature. Social contract in literature. Science fiction, American--History and criticism. Science fiction--History and criticism. End of the world in literature. Regression (Civilization) in literature. Survival in literature. Literature and society--History. --20th century.

Contents	Last one out, please turn out the lights : On the beach and The road -- "Solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short" : Hobbes and Lucifer's Hammer, the classic post-apocalyptic text -- "Industrious and rational" : John Locke and Alas, Babylon: the rational life post-apocalypse -- Man is born free; and everywhere is in chains: Rousseau and Malevil: the responsibilities of civil life -- "Maybe effort counted" : John Rawls and thought experiments -- "To take root among the stars" : Octavia Butler's parable of the sower and rethinking the social contract -- "We can choose" : Octavia Butler's parable of the talents and the meaning of security.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-194) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2010016279
ISBN	9780739142035 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0739142038 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780739142059 (electronic)

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