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Speculations of war : essays on conflict in science fiction, fantasy and utopian literature / edited by Annette M. Magid.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Military art and science in literature.
- Military art and science in motion pictures.
- Science fiction--History and criticism.
- Science fiction.
- Speculative fiction--History and criticism.
- Speculative fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (254 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2021]
- Summary:
- "Late 19th century science fiction stories and utopian treatises focused on morals and attitudes supporting economic, sociological and at times Marxist ideas. More than a century later, science fiction often depicts the inherent dangers of capitalism and imperialism. Examining a variety of conflicts from the Civil War through the post-9/11 era, this collection of new essays explores philosophical introspection and futuristic forecasting in science fiction and fantasy literature and film, with a focus on the warlike nature of humanity"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Fomenting war. Ad bellum purificandum : Kenneth Burke's rhetoric of fiction between the wars / AmyLea Clemons
- Speculations on the interconnectedness of Edward Bellamy, his utopian writing and the Civil War / Annette M. Magid
- Clouds over the valley : images of war and peace in the films of Hayao Miyazaki / Erin M. Roll
- World conflicts. Epistemological warfare(s) in dystopian narrative : Zülfü Livaneli's Son Ada and Anthony Burgess's The wanting seed / Emrah Atasoy
- Three options and three science fiction novels concerning the Algerian War of Independence / Ruy Burgos-Lovece
- Napoleonic conquest and Chinese absorption : dialectics of territorial expansion in Jack London's "The unparalleled invasion" / Julie Hugonny
- Waging metaphorical warfare in feminist dystopian and utopian writing / Naomi R. Mercer
- A call to arms : Star Wars, Star Trek and the science fiction of the German democratic republic / Thomas P. David
- Love and death in two nuclear defense films / Doug Davis.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-4082-3
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