| Description |
1 online resource (201 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Early Classics of Science Fiction
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Wesleyan early classics of science fiction series.
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| Contents |
Cover; Colonialism and the Emergence of Science Fiction; THE WESLEYAN EARLY CLASSICS OF SCIENCE FICTION SERIES; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction: The Colonial Gaze and the Frame of Science Fiction; Fig. 1. Alonzo Gartley, Native Hawaiian Fisherman with Throw Net, 1903; Fig. 2. Frank R. Paul, front cover illustration, Amazing Stories, August 1927; Fig. 3. Harold V. Brown, front cover illustration, Thrilling Wonder Stories, June 1939; Chapter 2 Fantasies of Appropriation: Lost Races and Discovered Wealth. |
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Chapter 3 Dramas of InterpretationChapter 4 Artificial Humans and the Construction of Race; Fig. 4. Frank R. Paul, front cover illustration, Amazing Stories, August 1926; Fig. 5. Frank R. Paul, front cover illustration, Science Wonder Stories, October 1929; Chapter 5 Visions of Catastrophe; Notes; Works Cited; Index. |
| Summary |
Groundbreaking study of science fiction's relation to colonialism and imperialism. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Science fiction, American -- History and criticism.
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Science fiction, American. |
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American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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American fiction. |
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19th century |
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American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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English fiction. |
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English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Literature and science -- English-speaking countries.
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Literature and science. |
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English-speaking countries. |
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Imperialism in literature.
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Imperialism in literature. |
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Colonies in literature.
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Colonies in literature. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Rieder, John. Colonialism and the Emergence of Science Fiction. Middletown : Wesleyan University Press, ©2012 9780819568731 |
| ISBN |
9780819573803 (electronic book) |
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0819573809 (electronic book) |
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