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Heroes, monsters and values : science fiction films of the 1970s / edited by Michael Berman and Rohit Dalvi.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science fiction films--History and criticism.
- Science fiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (220 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This exciting new anthology brings together many diverse views on blockbuster and cult science fiction films of the 1970's. These essays, which range in focus from Alien to Zardoz, explore some of the most fundamental questions about the meaning of being human. The chapters of the first section challenge our notions of heroism, confronting our ideas Other issues of history, gender and embodiment. The second section's contributions delve into the human caused monstrosities of our own ingenuity a...
- Contents:
- pt. I. Heroes in history
- pt. II. Monsters of technology
- pt. III. Values in disruption.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-14228-7
- 1-4438-2776-2
- 9786613142283
- OCLC:
- 821179698
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