Solar Flares Science Fiction in the 1970s

Author/creator Butler, Andrew M. Author
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLiverpool : Liverpool University Press Chicago : Chicago Distribution Center [Distributor]
Description302 p. 23.400 x 015.600 cm.
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SeriesLiverpool University Press - Liverpool Science Fiction Texts and Studies 43
Summary Annotation Solar Flaresexamines the ways in which science fiction confronted a new epoch and its own history, including the rise of fantasy, the sci-fi blockbuster, childrens sci-fi, pseudoscience, and postmodernism. It explores significant figures such as Joanna Russ, Samuel R. Delaney, and Octavia Butler. From Larry NivensRingworldto Thomas M. DischsOn Wings of Song, fromThe Andromeda StraintoFlash Gordon, this book reclaims seventies science fiction writing, film, and televisionalongside music and architectureas a crucial period in the history of science fiction.
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ISBN9781846318344
ISBN1846318343 (Trade Cloth) Active Record
Standard identifier# 9781846318344
Stock number00027364