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Colonialism and the Emergence of Science Fiction
John Rieder
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Description for Colonialism and the Emergence of Science Fiction
Paperback. Groundbreaking study of science fiction's relation to colonialism and imperialism Num Pages: 200 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 313.
This is the first full-length study of emerging Anglo-American science fiction's relation to the history, discourses, and ideologies of colonialism and imperialism. Nearly all scholars and critics of early science fiction acknowledge that colonialism is an important and relevant part of its historical context, and recent scholarship has emphasized imperialism's impact on late Victorian Gothic and adventure fiction and on Anglo-American popular and literary culture in general. John Rieder argues that colonial history and ideology are crucial components of science fiction's displaced references to history and its engagement in ideological production. He proposes that the profound ambivalence that pervades colonial ... Read more
This is the first full-length study of emerging Anglo-American science fiction's relation to the history, discourses, and ideologies of colonialism and imperialism. Nearly all scholars and critics of early science fiction acknowledge that colonialism is an important and relevant part of its historical context, and recent scholarship has emphasized imperialism's impact on late Victorian Gothic and adventure fiction and on Anglo-American popular and literary culture in general. John Rieder argues that colonial history and ideology are crucial components of science fiction's displaced references to history and its engagement in ideological production. He proposes that the profound ambivalence that pervades colonial ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Wesleyan University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780819568748
SKU
V9780819568748
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About John Rieder
JOHN RIEDER is a professor of English at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa.
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