ISBN10: 0313318735, ISBN13: 9780313318733, [publisher: Bloomsbury 3PL] Hardcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The 1950s are widely regarded as the golden age of American science fiction. This book surveys a wide range of major science fiction novels and films from the long 1950s--the period from 1946 to 1964--when the tensions of the Cold War were at their peak. The American science fiction novels and films of this period clearly reflect Cold War anxieties and tensions through their focus on such themes as alien invasion and nuclear holocaust. In this sense, they resemble the observations of social and cultural critics during the same period.Meanwhile, American science fiction of the long 1950s also engages its historical and political contexts through an interrogation of phenomena, such as alienation and routinization, that can be seen as consequences of the development of American capitalism during this period. This economic trend is part of the rise of the global phenomenon that Marxist theorists have called late capitalism. Thus, American science fiction during this period reflects the rise of late capitalism and participates in the beginnings of postmodernism, described by Frederic Jameson as the cultural logic of late capitalism.
[Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: ...
Show/Hide image

ISBN10: 0313318735, ISBN13: 9780313318733, [publisher: Greenwood, Westport, CT] Hardcover First Edition Previous owner's signature in ink. Review copy w/ slip. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0313318735. ISBN/EAN: 9780313318733. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 23431.
[Kent, OH, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2001]

Greenwood, Westport, CT, Date: 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition. Previous owner's signature in ink. Review copy w/ slip. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0313318735. ISBN/EAN: 9780313318733. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 23431. . 9780313318733 2001. Greenwood ISBN 0313318735 9780313318733 [US]

ISBN10: 0313318735, ISBN13: 9780313318733, [publisher: Praeger] Hardcover First Edition First edition, inscribed by author on first page! Brick-colored cloth boards are clean and crisp, binding is tight, no marks or notations found. HB HS
[West Columbia, SC, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2001]

Praeger, Date: 2001-05-30. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x0. Signed. First edition, inscribed by author on first page! Brick-colored cloth boards are clean and crisp, binding is tight, no marks or notations found. HB HS 2001. Praeger ISBN 0313318735 9780313318733 [US]

ISBN10: 0313318735, ISBN13: 9780313318733, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Westport] Hardcover Hardcover. The 1950s are widely regarded as the golden age of American science fiction. This book surveys a wide range of major science fiction novels and films from the long 1950s--the period from 1946 to 1964--when the tensions of the Cold War were at their peak. The American science fiction novels and films of this period clearly reflect Cold War anxieties and tensions through their focus on such themes as alien invasion and nuclear holocaust. In this sense they resemble the observations of social and cultural critics during the same period. Meanwhile, American science fiction of the long 1950s also engages its historical and political contexts through an interrogation of phenomena, such as alienation and routinization, that can be seen as consequences of the development of American capitalism during this period. This economic trend is part of the rise of the global phenomenon that Marxist theorists have called "late capitalism." Thus, American science fiction during this period reflects the rise of late capitalism and participates in the beginnings of postmodernism, described by Frederic Jameson as the "cultural logic of late capitalism." The 1950s are widely regarded as the golden age of American science fiction. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
[Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.] ...

ISBN10: 0313318735, ISBN13: 9780313318733, [publisher: Praeger] Hardcover Like New
[Redhill, SURRE, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2001]

Westport, CT Greenwood Press 2001 Hardcover VG (Ex-library with stamps and labels on spine, inside front and rear covers, ffep and block. Pages are otherwise clean and clear. Binding tight. ) Red cloth boards with gilt lettering; 196 pp. Surveying a wide range of major science fiction novels and films, this book focuses on the long 1950s--the period from 1946 to 1964--when the tensions of the Cold War were at their peak. It demonstrates that these works reflect their historical and political contexts through a consistent concern with such phenomena as alienation and routinization, which Marxist critics have seen as central consequences of capitalism. Through its engagement with such issues, American science fiction of this period reflects the growing hegemony of capitalist ideology and consequently demonstrates the beginnings of postmodernism as a major American cultural phenomenon. Contents: Politics in the American science fiction novel, 1946-1964: science fiction as social criticism--The beginning or the end? : post-holocaust novels and films, 1946-1964--We're there and they're here! : space exploration and alien invasion films of the long 1950s--The creature from the Cold War: science fiction monster movies of the long 1950s.

Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, Date: 2001. Hardcover. VG (Ex-library with stamps and labels on spine, inside front and rear covers, ffep and block. Pages are otherwise clean and clear. Binding tight.). Red cloth boards with gilt lettering; 196 pp. Surveying a wide range of major science fiction novels and films, this book focuses on the long 1950s--the period from 1946 to 1964--when the tensions of the Cold War were at their peak. It demonstrates that these works reflect their historical and political contexts through a consistent concern with such phenomena as alienation and routinization, which Marxist critics have seen as central consequences of capitalism. Through its engagement with such issues, American science fiction of this period reflects the growing hegemony of capitalist ideology and consequently demonstrates the beginnings of postmodernism as a major American cultural phenomenon. Contents: Politics in the American science fiction novel, 1946-1964 : science fiction as social criticism -- The beginning or the end? : post-holocaust novels and films, 1946-1964 -- We're there and they're here! : space exploration and alien invasion films of the long 1950s -- The creature from the Cold War : science fiction monster movies of the long 1950s. 2001. Greenwood Press ISBN 0313318735 9780313318733 [US]

Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Monsters, Mushroom Clouds, and the Cold War: American Science Fiction and the Roots of Postmodernism, 1946-1964. ISBN 0313318735 9780313318733 [GB]