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BL
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1008250
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b762620
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| Main Entry
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Booker, M. Keith.
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| Title & Author
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Monsters, mushroom clouds, and the Cold War : : American science fiction and the roots of postmodernism, 1946-1964 /\ M. Keith Booker.
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| Publication Statement
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Westport, Conn. :: Greenwood Press,, 2001.
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| Series Statement
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Contributions to the study of science fiction and fantasy,; no. 95
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1 online resource (196 pages)
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| ISBN
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0313073627
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: 9780313073625
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0313318735
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9780313318733
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-190) and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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| Abstract
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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.
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Aliens in literature.
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American fiction-- 20th century-- History and criticism.
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Atomic bomb in literature.
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Cold War in literature.
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End of the world in literature.
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Monsters in literature.
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Postmodernism (Literature)-- United States.
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Science fiction, American-- History and criticism.
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Bombe atomique dans la littérature.
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Étrangers dans la littérature.
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Fin du monde dans la littérature.
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Guerre froide dans la littérature.
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Monstres dans la littérature.
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Postmodernisme (Littérature)-- États-Unis.
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Roman américain-- 20e siècle-- Histoire et critique.
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Science-fiction américaine-- Histoire et critique.
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Aliens in literature.
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American fiction.
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Atomic bomb in literature.
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Cold War (1945-1989) in literature.
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End of the world in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM-- American-- General.
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Monsters in literature.
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Postmodernism (Literature)
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Science fiction, American.
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Amerikaans.
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Postmodernisme.
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Science fiction.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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813/.0876209054
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| LC Classification
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PS374.S35B66 2001eb
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18.06bcl
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