American Science Fiction--in both literature and film--has played a key role in the portrayal of the fears inherent in the Cold War. The end of this era heralds the need for a reassessment of the literary output of the forty-year period since 1945. Working through a series of key texts, American Science Fiction and the Cold War investigates the political inflections put on American narratives in the post-war decades by Cold War cultural circumstances. Nuclear holocaust, Russian invasion, and the perceived rise of totalitarianism in American society are key elements in the author's exploration of science fiction narratives that include Fahrenheit 451, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and Dr. Strangelove.
1117338046
American Science Fiction and the Cold War: Literature and Film
American Science Fiction--in both literature and film--has played a key role in the portrayal of the fears inherent in the Cold War. The end of this era heralds the need for a reassessment of the literary output of the forty-year period since 1945. Working through a series of key texts, American Science Fiction and the Cold War investigates the political inflections put on American narratives in the post-war decades by Cold War cultural circumstances. Nuclear holocaust, Russian invasion, and the perceived rise of totalitarianism in American society are key elements in the author's exploration of science fiction narratives that include Fahrenheit 451, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and Dr. Strangelove.
50.49
In Stock
5
1
![American Science Fiction and the Cold War: Literature and Film](http://img.images-bn.com/static/redesign/srcs/images/grey-box.png?v11.11.4)
American Science Fiction and the Cold War: Literature and Film
225![American Science Fiction and the Cold War: Literature and Film](http://img.images-bn.com/static/redesign/srcs/images/grey-box.png?v11.11.4)
American Science Fiction and the Cold War: Literature and Film
225eBook
$50.49
$66.99
Save 25%
Current price is $50.49, Original price is $66.99. You Save 25%.
Related collections and offers
50.49
In Stock
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781135953898 |
---|---|
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date: | 10/31/2013 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 225 |
File size: | 3 MB |
About the Author
From the B&N Reads Blog